Barcelona beat Real Madrid to win Spanish Super Cup.
Barcelona beat arch-rivals Real Madrid in their second consecutive El Clasico. This time Hansi Flick’s team won the Spanish Super Cup 5-2. The Catalan team won the 15th trophy and further extended their record for most titles in the competition.
Earlier in October Barcelona won the first Clasico of the season in La Liga 4-0, scoring four goals in the second half.
In the final in Jeddah Saudi Arabia on Sunday night Barcelona overcame the shock of an early deficit and took control of the match by scoring four goals in the first half. They scored another goal early in the second half to make the scoreline 5-1. Shortly after Rodrygo’s goal could not reduce the margin of defeat as their goalkeeper Vojislav Stanislav was sent off.
In the last Clasico Barcelona’s four goals were scored by three attacking trios: Robert Lewandowski Rafinha and Lamine Yamal. This time all three found the net. Rafinha scored a brace and Lewandowski Yamal and Alejandro Balde scored one each.
Barcelona lost 4-1 to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia. This time they got sweet revenge by crushing the Madrid team.
Real Madrid took the lead in the fifth minute of their first attack at the King Abdullah Sports City through a brilliant goal from Kylian Mbappe. The French forward received a pass from Vinicius Junior from midfield. He dodged defender Balde entered the box and beat the goalkeeper.
Barcelona equalized in the 22nd minute through a brilliant goal from Yamal. He picked up Lewandowski’s ball and moved into the box. The 17-year-old Spanish winger eluded a defender and then found the target with two more low left-footed shots.
Then, in the 36th minute, Lewandowski put Barcelona ahead with a successful spot-kick. Real midfielder Eduardo Camavinga fouled Gavi in the box and initially showed no reaction, but the referee looked at the monitor with the help of VAR to award a penalty.
Three minutes later, Barcelona were in the driver’s seat, extending their lead. Rafinha headed home a beautiful header from Jules Kundera’s cross from the right. Nine minutes into the first half, Courtois one-handedly headed Balde’s corner from inside the box over the crossbar. The 21-year-old Spanish defender found the net shortly after. Taking advantage of the opponent’s mistake, he entered the box and scored with a left-footed shot after receiving a pass from Rafinha on a counterattack.
After the break, in the 47th minute, a shot from Rodrigo hit the post. The next minute, the ball went back into the Real net. Rafinha advanced from his own half, received a pass from Marc Casado, beat someone inside the box and scored his second goal.
Meanwhile, Polish goalkeeper Stanisław Stanisław had to leave the field in the 56th minute after fouling Mbappe outside the box. The referee made this decision after watching the replay on the monitor with the help of VAR. Later, Barcelona coach Gavi removed him and sent Inaki Pena to manage the post. At the same time, Dani Olmo came on as a substitute for Yamal.
Rodrigo reduced the deficit with that free-kick. The ball touched Pena’s hand, hit the post and went into the net. However, Real increased the pressure on Barcelona for the rest of the game. However, they did not see any goals. Barcelona burst into joy as the final whistle blew.
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