Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona: A captivating Clasico saw Hansi Flick’s side get their hands on silverware in Jeddah
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Barcelona came here from an early purpose to beat Real Madrid 5-2 in the last of the Spanish Super Cup, scoring 4 purposes in the dominant opener and surviving their purpose being sent to win a record 15th trophy.
Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Alejandro Balde were on target before part-time, after French striker Kylian Mbappe put the ball in the game up front in the fifth minute. Raphinha grabbed in the moment, while Roddrygo scored in a real way.
Barcelona presented a clinical demonstration to its first trophy in more than a year, without having covered to demonstrate for last season.
Hansi Flick’s side prevented Real from winning their third title of the campaign, after they won the European Super Cup against Atalanta and beat Mexico’s Pachuca to the Intercontinental Cup last month.
Mbappe received an early advantage, ending a mid -period solo race with a shot in the remote post.
But what looked like a dream temporarily began becoming a nightmare for Carlo Ancelotti men when Yamal was leveled for Barça in the 22nd minute. The Lewandowski Estriker Eduardo Camavavinga in Gavi.
Raphinha higher the advantage with a surprising header of a brilliant long cross of Jules Kound in the 39th minute, and bucket on the left side added a room for deep Barça in the detention time after nine minutes added in the first half.
Yamal released Raphinha with a precise pass following Real’s miserable corner kick, before the Brazil forward left the ball to Balde who scored with a simple finish.
Real the moment in the part of Rodrygo hitting the bar, raising hopes for the clash full of events while taking another round.
But Raphinha rebuked any snack of a backstock when he did 5-1 3 minutes after the break, after going beyond the genuine defense.
Barça ended with 10 men when goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny sent Mbappe rooted in the 56th minute and Roddrygo beat the replacement goalkeeper Inaki Penalty of the loose kick that resulted.
But Real, who hold a five-point advantage over Barca in LaLiga after 19 games, had no shots on goal after the penalty until Mbappe’s effort was denied by Pena in stoppage time.
Barcelona also lost defender Inigo Martínez before the 30 -minute brand until the injury, with Ronald Araujo intervening.
Barcelona and Real gathered in the last at the festival during the third consecutive half, with the Ancelotti component that prevailed last year, while Barça raised the trophy in 2023.
Barcelona booked their spot in the final by winning 2-0against current Spanish Cup holders Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals before Real beat last year’s Copa del Rey finalists
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Barcelona were outstanding in Jeddah as they claimed the Spanish Super Cup
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