In the early morning of January 13, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup began: Barca vs Real Madrid. In the first half, Vinicius scored and Luc De Jong scored; in the second half, Benzema made a contribution and Fati equalized again. 2-2, both teams went into overtime. In extra time, Valverde scored. In the end, Real Madrid beat Barca 3-2.
Currently in the La Liga table, Real Madrid have 49 points and Barca have 32 points, and there is a 17-point gap between the two teams. This is also a reflection of the state and strength of the two teams in recent seasons. However, in this game, Real Madrid did not play a 17-point gap.
In the 24th minute, Benzema broke the ball in midfield and assisted Vinicius to break the deadlock. In the latest German turnaround, Vinicius was worth 100 million euros, becoming the most expensive real Madrid.
In the 40th minute, Luc De Jong equalised.
In the 72nd minute, Benzema scored in front of goal.
In the 84th minute, Fati equalised.
After that, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither scored again. 2-2, both teams went into overtime.
In the 97th minute, Valverde scored.
3-2, Real Madrid beat Barca, and their opponents in the final will be the winners of Atletico and Athletic Bilbao.
As mentioned earlier, in recent seasons, Real Madrid have a better record than Barca: they have achieved four consecutive wins in their previous four meetings. Add in this victory, it is a 5-game kill. The last time such a feat was achieved was between 1962 and 1965, and the 57-year miracle was born.
Is Real Madrid too strong? No, it's that Barca are too weak. How weak is this Barca team? When there was Messi, it was a second-rate giant. Now that Messi is gone, he is a third-rate giant. A Ferran-Torres, obviously can't change the status quo of Barca. If they want to rise, they naturally need to continue to provide reinforcements. This summer, if Barca's main target is Haaland, they must have the money in place, and it is obviously not enough to just pay lip service.
Barca starters: 1 Ter Stegen, 8 Alves, 4 Araujo, 3 Pique, 18 Alba, 5 Busquets, 21 Frankie De Jong, 30 Garvey, 19 Ferran Torres, 17 Luke De Jong, 7 Dembele
Real Madrid starters: 1-Courtois, 2-Carvajal, 3-Militão, 6-Nacho, 23-Mendy, 14-Casemiro, 8-Kroos, 10-Modric, 11-Asensio, 20-Vinicius, 9-Benzema