In the early morning of January 13, Beijing time, in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid eliminated Barca 3-2 in extra time to advance to the final. Benzema scored and hit the upright, Vinicius scored and then injured, Real Madrid took the lead twice, Luc De Jong scored in three consecutive games, Ansu Fati returned to equalize, and Valverde was set to win in extra time.
Game highlights
Benzema scored 11 goals and 10 assists against Barca, Messi (26 goals and 14 assists) the second goal assist in post-century war history, Pinnougo Sanchez, tied for 7th goal in the history of the century war, and Real Madrid scored 1 pass and 1 shot against Barca for the first time in his career.
Vennicius scored 15 goals in 27 games in all competitions this season, drawing with the previous 3 seasons combined (15 goals in 118 games) and scoring in the second battle of the century of his career.
Luc de Jong is Barca's only three consecutive goalscorer this season, his personal best since 2019 (Eindhoven), the second time in his career to score the Real Madrid goal, four goals in his first 15 games for Barca, and Neymar Griezmann.
Barca No. 10 Anzu Fati, who was absent for 66 days, scored his first goal and scored five goals in 385 minutes of the season.
Alves, 38 years old and 251 days old, the oldest appearance in the history of the War of the Century, surpassed Pinto in 2014 (38 years and 159 days), the 1,000th game of his career, and Barca 394 games.
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Barca new signing Ferran Torres made his debut with De Jong back, Alves starting again and Araujo rotating. Real Madrid full-back Carvajal returned, alaba absent.
In the 3rd minute, Benzema cut inside on the left flank and fired high. On 7 minutes, Asensio's long-range shot was too high.
On 12 minutes, Modric went straight in and Venicius burst into the box and his shot was confiscated by Ter Stegen.
On 18 minutes, Alves' long-range shot was blocked off the line by Modric. Two minutes later, Vinicius broke long and crossed diagonally and Asensio shot high.
In the 25th minute, Benzema broke the ball from behind Busquets, Modric split the ball, Benzema went straight, Vinicius burst into the box at high speed on the left wing, and the one-handed ball bounced off the goal, 1-0.
On 30 minutes, Dembele's cross from the left flanked luke De Jong and Courtois confiscated the ball. Two minutes later, Alva's cross from the left flank was met by Luc De Jong's header that was still held by Courtois.
On 39 minutes, Asensio's long-range shot was confiscated by Ter Stegen. A minute later, Dembele's cross from the left flank was met by a volley from the back post that missed the right spot. On 41 minutes, Dembele's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked after two consecutive shots.
In the 42nd minute, Dembele's cross from the left flank was cleared by Militan and the ball bounced off Luc De Jong and hit the upright to make it 1-1.
Pedri returned from injury to play as a substitute. On 47 minutes, Dembele pumped high. Two minutes later, Pedri's powerful shot from the top of the arc was slightly offside.
On 50 minutes, Dembele fired a long-range shot and Luc De Jong's header in front of goal was high. On 54 minutes, Dembele's left-wing shot from the edge of the box deflected wide into the far corner.
In the 69th minute, Rodrigo went straight in and Benzema fired a shot from the right side of the penalty area into the far post.
In the 72nd minute, Mendy crossed from the left wing, Benzema's left rib shot from the penalty area was saved by Ter Stegen, Carvajal's cross from the right wing, Ter Stegen stretched out his legs to block, Benzema pushed into the empty goal in front of the penalty area, 2-1.
On 80 minutes, Kroos' free-kick was hoisted into the box and Casemiro's header was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 83rd minute, Memphis Depay opened a tactical corner, Dembele knocked back, Alva crossed from the left and Ansu Fati nodded forward to break the goal, 2-2.
Entering extra time, in 93 minutes, Dembele's cross from the left was met by Aboud and nodded the ball over the top.
In the 98th minute, Rodrigo burst into the box on the right wing and crossed, Venicius cleverly missed the ball, valverde inserted an easy push into the near corner, 3-2.
On 100 minutes, Dembele's low-angle shot from the left side of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper. On 108 minutes, Aboud's long-range shot was slightly offside. In the 121st minute, Rodrigo's one-handed shot was deflected wide.
Score
Dembele is the best, Benzema has a high score.
Statistics
Appearances line-up
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Alves (78' Nico Gonzalez), Araujo, Pique, Alva; Garvey (78' Memphis-Depay), Busquets, Frankie De Jong (46' Pedri); Ferran Torres (46' Abd), Luc De Jong (66' Ansour-Fati), Dembele
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois, Carvajal (91' Lucas Vázquez), Militang, Nacho, Mendy, Modric (83' Valverde), Casemiro, Cross; Asensio (68' Rodrigo), Benzema, Venicius (110' Camaranga)