At 3 o'clock Beijing time on January 13, the semi-final of the 2022 Western Super League began, and Real Madrid played against Barca. In the first half, Vinicius scored with a single knife and Luc De Jong dramatically equalized. In the second half, Benzema scored again, but Fati stubbornly equalized and the two sides played 2-2 in regular time! In the 8th minute of extra time, Feder Valverde scored the winning goal and Real Madrid advanced to the final 3-2.
Before this game, Real Madrid were at the top of La Liga and Barca were fifth, with a point gap of 17 points between the two teams. In addition, Real Madrid met Barca 14 times in the Western Super Cup, achieving 8 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, and the psychological advantage is also obvious.
In the 24th minute, Benzema broke the ball from behind Busquets, Real Madrid played a classic quick counter-attack, Benzema's outside foot was straight, Vinicius scored from a small angle, and Real Madrid broke the deadlock.
It was Vinicius' first goal in the Western Super Cup, and he made 27 appearances in all competitions this season, contributing 15 goals and seven assists.
In the 42nd minute, Alves moved widely on the right, Dembele swept a cross in the penalty area, Militan broke the ball but bounced into the net on the leg of Luc De Jong, Courtois could not react, and Barca dramatically equalized.
In the last three games, Luc De Jong has scored 3 goals with a kick on his head and feet, and his form has clearly recovered.
In the 68th minute, Modric scored widely, Rodrigo crossed, Benzema turned around and pushed inside the penalty area, bouncing back on the upright, and Real Madrid failed to take the lead again.
In the 72nd minute, Real Madrid once again tore open Barca's defence and Benzema's first shot was saved by Ter Stegen. Carvajal swept hard in front of goal before the bottom line, and Benzema wrapped the ball into the empty goal, Real Madrid 2-1.
This season, Benzema has continued his magical form, scoring goals in La Liga, the Champions League and the Western Super Cup, scoring 23 goals and 9 assists in 26 games in all competitions. After entering 2022, Benzema scored 3 goals in 3 games.
In the 83rd minute, Alba crossed and substitute Fati scored with a header that Barca equalised again, and Xavi clenched his fists and roared in celebration.
After 90 minutes of fighting, the two sides played 2-2 in regular time, and the game went into extra time. In the 98th minute, Casemiro broke the ball and pushed forward to push back, the front ball was inserted on the right side of Rodrigo, the latter inverted triangle knock back, Feder Valverde followed up with the push to win, Real Madrid 3rd lead, 3-2!
After the goal, Feder Valverde ran wildly to celebrate, displaying his shirt in front of tens of thousands of fans at the King Fahd Stadium, replicating Messi's famous scene, while Ancelotti hugged the assistant coach. This time, Real Madrid did not give Barca another chance to counterattack, 3-2 laugh at the end, Real Madrid achieved a season double kill against Barca, and set a number of records.
First, from 2012 to the present, Real Madrid have won four consecutive games over Barca in the Western Super Cup. Second, for the first time since 1965, Real Madrid achieved a five-game winning streak in the national derby, a 57-year miracle. Third, Real Madrid won the 100th national derby, once again throwing off Barca.
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some people are sad, Real Madrid is reveling in the whole team, and the Barça generals are extremely lonely, they have lost another chance to win the championship, Xavi regrets to say goodbye.