Barcelona trounces Real Madrid in Super Cup as Xavi lifts the first trophy
Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 5-4 in overtime on Friday to win the European Super Cup. The match was played in Baku, Azerbaijan and was a rematch of last season’s Copa del Rey final. Real Madrid won that game but needed two equalizers to do so. On Friday, Barcelona took an early lead and never trailed. It got goals from Gerard Piqué, Ousmane Dembélé and twice from Lionel Messi, who also scored a penalty kick in the eighth minute of overtime that helped seal the victory after Real Madrid had forged a 4-4 tie with 39 seconds left in regulation.”
Barcelona routed its archrival, Real Madrid, 5-4 in overtime to win the European Super Cup on Friday at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Barcelona routed its archrival, Real Madrid, 5-4 in overtime to win the European Super Cup on Friday at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.
Xavi Hernandez scored the winning goal in extra time after Barcelona had rallied from a 4-1 deficit by scoring three goals within seven minutes early in the second half. It was Barcelona’s first trophy since winning Spain’s Primera Liga last season and gave coach Josep Guardiola his first victory over Real Madrid since taking over as coach there last summer.
“I am very happy because we have won this match,” Guardiola said through an interpreter after receiving his trophy from UEFA President Michel Platini before kickoff.”We played against one of our main rivals for many years and we showed that we were better than them.”
The match, played in Baku, Azerbaijan, was a rematch of the Copa del Rey final last season. Real Madrid won that game but needed two equalizers to do so.
The match, played in Baku, Azerbaijan, was a rematch of the Copa del Rey final last season. Real Madrid won that game but needed two equalizers to do so.
Barcelona was dominant from start to finish against its city rival on Saturday night and won 4-1 on the back of goals from Lionel Messi (two), Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic. Karim Benzema scored for Real Madrid after Raphael Varane had been sent off for fouling Luis Suarez in the penalty area.
On Friday, Barcelona took an early lead and never trailed.
Barcelona was in control from the opening whistle. The Catalans were dominant throughout, and despite a late goal from Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, they never trailed.
Barcelona took an early lead and never looked back, as Xavi lifted his first trophy as manager of Barca.
It got goals from Gerard Piqué, Ousmane Dembélé and twice from Lionel Messi, who also scored a penalty kick in the eighth minute of overtime that helped seal the victory after Real Madrid had forged a 4-4 tie with 39 seconds left in regulation.
Barcelona got the first goal. Barcelona got the second goal. Barcelona got the third goal. Barcelona got the fourth goal, and so on until they had seven to Real Madrid’s four.
It was exactly what everyone expected when these two teams met in Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup final at Camp Nou: A romp by Barca over its crosstown rivals and former coach Zinedine Zidane, who left his post with Los Blancos after winning three straight Champions League titles but couldn’t get them past this match-up with his predecessor, Luis Enrique (and Xavi).
This wasn’t an exhibition–it was a massacre that could have been worse if not for some stellar goaltending from Keylor Navas and poor finishing by Messi after he was fed several chances on a silver platter by his teammates in front of him
The teams were tied at 1-1 after 45 minutes before each scored twice in an exhilarating five-minute span.
In a five-minute span in the second half, Barcelona scored twice to take the lead for good.
The Spanish league champion had gone ahead on its first real attack when Lionel Messi curled home a free kick from just outside the area. Real Madrid equalized when Cristiano Ronaldo headed home an Xabi Alonso corner kick that went through everyone at the near post.
After Gerard Pique put Barcelona back in front with a header of his own off another Xavi corner, Angel Di Maria scored what proved to be the winner after Sergio Ramos failed to clear properly from yet another set piece by Xavi – this time with his right foot rather than his left – and Di Maria got there first before Pedro Rodriguez did likewise at close range moments later as Real Madrid’s defense collapsed under pressure again.”It was really important for us because we hadn’t won anything yet,” said Barca midfielder Andres Iniesta.”We’re happy about winning this trophy but we know there will be more challenges ahead of us.”
Barcelona was dominant and Real Madrid was defeated
Barcelona was dominant and Real Madrid was defeated. The Spanish Super Cup final, played on Sunday in Tangier, Morocco, was an important game for both teams. Barcelona wanted to win its first trophy of the season and Real Madrid wanted to avoid losing a second consecutive title in its rival’s backyard.
But it was Barcelona who came out victorious with a 3-1 victory over Los Blancos thanks to goals from Lionel Messi (two) and Andres Iniesta. Ronaldo scored his side’s lone goal late in the match as they attempted to mount a comeback after falling behind early on
Conclusion
If you’re a Real Madrid fan, this is not the way you want to start your season. Barcelona was dominant and Real Madrid was defeated. The teams were tied at 1-1 after 45 minutes before each scored twice in an exhilarating five-minute span. The match, played in Baku, Azerbaijan, was a rematch of the Copa del Rey final last season. Real Madrid won that game but needed two equalizers to do so. On Friday night though, Barcelona took an early lead and never trailed thanks largely to Lionel Messi who scored twice including one from the penalty spot in overtime as Barcelona won 5-4 after trailing 4-4 with 39 seconds left
