In the early morning of January 13, Beijing time, King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the semi-finals of the Western Super Cup started the national derby. Venicius and Benzema have once again become Real Madrid's killers: this season the two have scored 38 goals together, and Barca have only 36 goals in total! Real Madrid's golden double gun is indestructible.
Barca vs Real Madrid, such a level of duel, caused a sensation among local Saudi fans. In just one hour, 30,000 tickets sold out. Ancelotti's Real Madrid are all in full force, Modric leads the ceremony midfield, Benzema sits in the front line; Barca is also the main force, the 38-year-old veteran Alves plays at right-back, facing his compatriot Venicius after 00.
Real Madrid took the initiative at the beginning, Modric's tandem, Benzema's response, Vinicius's sprint, the scene is quite smooth. In the 25th minute, Real Madrid broke the deadlock! Busquets' midfield possession was broken, Benzema quickly passed directly, Vinicius inserted a single Araaujo, a powerful shot to kill the corner, Real Madrid 1-0 lead!
Speed, dribbling, shooting, Venicius in one go, pleasing to the eye! In the 2021-22 season, Wenicius scored 15 goals in all competitions! This goal is also a portrayal of the state of the two teams: Busquets is slightly slow to handle the ball, Barca is slow to pace; Real Madrid is proactive and seizes the opportunity to hit the goal. Venicius's personal abilities, once again amazing!
In the 42nd minute, Barca equalised: Alves crossed and Luke De Jong's header sailed to the left. Dembele's low cross was met by Militang's break-up on Luke De Jong's leg, and the ball bounced back into the net!
Luke De Jong scored 3 consecutive games!
In the 66th minute, Barca played the ace in their hands: young player Fati came out. However, Real Madrid almost scored another goal, and in the 69th minute, Benzema's powerful shot popped up in the neutral column!
In the 72nd minute, Real Madrid extended their lead! Mendy swung past Alves' cross from the left, Benzema's grab was blocked, Carvajal's pass was again, Ter Stegen barely blocked the ball, benzema catapulted through the goal, 2-1! In this game, Benzema is still the top performance, the thigh-level figure of Real Madrid.
After Real Madrid scored, manager Carlo Ancelotti shook his fist to celebrate! For Real Madrid, this is a familiar script: Vernicius, Benzema join forces, Barca can't stop it! In the 2021-22 season, Benzema scored 23 goals and Venicius 15 goals, and the two scored 38 goals together; Barca's total goals were only 36!