Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup.
She won in the final in El Clasico Real Madrid with huge 5:2 and thus reached her first trophy this season.
Although Real took the lead, Barcelona had already conceded four goals to them by halftime, and then in the second half they did the job to the end, even though they had less players from the 57th minute. Let’s remind you, the team Hansi Flick also outclassed the team in the first El Clasico this season Carlo Ancelotti. Then it was 4:0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Barcelona opened the match with two very good chances, but they showed themselves Thibaut Courtois. First, he stopped a nice shot in the second minute Laminea Yamal from the edge of the penalty area, and two minutes later he made a save Raphinha’s attempt head from close range.
A shock for Barcelona after a good start came in the fifth minute. Real organized a quick attack and Kylian Mbappe he was elusive to the opposing defense. He rushed into the penalty area and knocked the ball into the net for 1:0.
However, this did not sway the Catalans much, who continued to play very offensively and in the 22nd minute they equalized. Robert Lewandowski pushed the pass into the space for Yamal, who headed the ball towards the goal and then slipped it into the net past several Real players to make it 1:1.
Barca reached the turning point in the 36th minute. Jesus Gil Manzano after reviewing the tape, awarded a penalty for a foul by Eduardo Camavinga on Gavi, a Robert Lewandowskiand scored 2:1 with an indefensible shot from the penalty spot.
After that goal, Barcelona became unstoppable. Just three minutes later, Raphinha headed in a great cross Jules Kounde scored for 3:1, and Alejandro Balde scored his team’s fourth goal from a counterattack deep in stoppage time.
Nothing changed at the start of the second half even though Real opened it with a Rodrygo goal. Already in the 48th minute, Barcelona played a counterattack again, and everything was done by Raphinha himself, who pulled the ball on the left side, sent Aurelien Tchouamenija into space and continued the deluge of Real with his second goal.
The situation became a little easier for Real when he was sent off in the 57th minute Wojciech Szczesny for a foul on Mbappe outside the penalty area. It’s straight from that free kick Rodrygo reduced Barcelona’s advantage, but Real did not manage to seriously threaten the opponent’s goal until the end. Luka Modric played from the 64th minute.
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