At The King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Real Madrid and Barca face off in the semi-finals of the Western Super Cup. It was an absolutely wonderful national derby: Real Madrid led twice, Barca equalized twice, and in the 98th minute of extra time, Real Madrid substitute Valverde beat Barca!
In the 2021-22 La Liga season, Real Madrid finished 1st and Barca only ranked 6th. National derby, no need to mobilize. For the championship, for tens of millions of euros in prize money, but also for the dignity of the giants. Barca's fighting spirit is even more full: Alves, Pique, Busquets and other veterans, as well as manager Xavi, and Real Madrid have countless grudges.
Real Madrid's rapid and sharp counterattack, Barca's high position of oppression - such tactical deployment, means the posture of the attack. In the 25th minute, Busquets was snatched, Benzema passed directly, Vinicius single-handedly broke through the barrier, real madrid led 1-0!
In the 42nd minute, Barca equalised! Dembele's cross was a disaster for Militão, with the ball bouncing off Luke De Jong's leg and into the net.
After Yi Bian fought again, the scene was even more hot. Alves and Busquets blocked Vinicius' breakthrough with fouls, and Barca's defense was a bit awkward. In the 71st minute, Real Madrid's Mendy on the left and Carvajal on the right took turns to cross, and Benzema scored his 23rd goal of the season, Real Madrid 2-1!
In the 84th minute, Barca stubbornly equalized! Alba's cross and Fati's header broke the net, 2-2! Looking at Real Madrid's goal, Militao has to take on important responsibilities: the Brazilian centre-back failed to keep an eye on Fati.
Fati Savior, Harvey celebrates with his arms raised! The 90 minutes were tied 2-2 and the match was dragged into extra time.
In the 98th minute, Real Madrid took the lead again! It was Real Madrid's quick attack, Rodrigo crossed from the right, Vernicius cleverly missed it, and valverde, who came off the bench, pushed with his right foot, 3-2! Such an attack is simply as wonderful as a work of art: mercury-like advancement, creative cooperation, and the enjoyment of the 30,000 spectators on the scene.
The national derby was red with bayonets, Venicius struggled to cramp, Barca rushed in overtime, and Dembele, Fati, Pedri and Depay took turns to try to save the game. However, Real Madrid's counterattack is full of power, and the presence of Venicius, Benzema and Rodrigo makes Barca dare not take it lightly.
After 120 minutes, Real Madrid had a 3-2 laugh to the end! Barca missed the final of the Western Super Cup, and Real Madrid waited for the winner of Atletico Madrid vs Bilbao to compete for the Western Super Cup.