Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona: a captivating Clasico saw Hansi’s film get their hands on the decks in Jeddah
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Barcelona arrived here from an early purpose to overcome Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final, scoring 4 purposes in the first dominant part and surviving its purpose to be sent to ensure a record trophy 15.
Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Alejandro Balde were in the part -time target, after the French striker Kylian Mbappe genuine against the fifth minute. Raphinha hit another at the time, while Roddrygo scored for genuine.
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 earned an early advantage, finishing a solo run from around the halfway line with a shot inside the far post.
But what seemed like a dream temporarily began in a nightmare for Carlo Ancelotti men when Yamal was leveled for Barça in the 22nd minute. Lewandowski stronger gave them their head 14 minutes later with a penalty because of Eduardo Camavonga in Gavi .
Raphinha took credit with a stunning header from a long brilliant cross from Jules Kounde in the 39th minute, and Balde on the back left added a fourth for Barca in the depths of the stoppage after nine minutes added to the first half.
Yamal freed Raphinha with an accurate pass after Real’s depressing kick, before the Brazil striker left the ball in Balde who scored with a 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.
Barca were down to 10 men when goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny sent in to root Mbappe in the 56th minute and Roddrygo beat replacement goalkeeper Iñaki Pena with the resulting free kick.
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 Martinez before the half-hour mark through injury, with Ronald Araujo stepping in.
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 its last position by winning the existing headlines of Bilbao Atlético of the Spanish Cup in the semicultimates 2-0 before the genuine cup rhythm of the Cup last year
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