In the early morning of January 13, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup began to compete, and Real Madrid and Barcelona staged a national derby. The two sides drew 2-2 in 90 minutes, with Real Madrid scoring another goal in extra time and eventually eliminating their opponents 3-2 to advance to the Spanish Super Cup final.
In this game, Real Madrid lined up a 4-3-3 formation. The goalkeeper is Courtois, the four at the back are Mendy, Nacho, Militang and Carvajal, the midfield position is Kroos, Casemiro and Modric, and the front line Vinicius, Benzema and Asensio form a trident.
Barca also lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. Goalkeeper Ter Stegen, alves, Araujo, Pique and Alba in the back, Busquets, De Jong and Garvey started in midfield, and Dembele, Luc De Jong and Ferran Torres joined forces in the front.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Benzema sent a direct shot, Vinicius got the ball and burst into the box to break through, real Madrid took a 1-0 lead. Dembele's cross from the flank in the 41st minute was met by Luc De Jong, who scored a goal for Barcelona and the two sides returned to the same level 1-1.
In the 69th minute, Benzema's shot at the neutral post was saved by Barca. In the 72nd minute, Benzema scored a goal to give Real Madrid another 2-1 lead. In the 84th minute, Fati scored a header inside the goal and Barca once again stubbornly equalized.
In regular time, the two sides were drawn, and the game went to extra time. In the 98th minute of extra time, Real Madrid launched a counterattack, Valverde grabbed a penalty inside the penalty area to break the goal, and Real Madrid once again led 3-2.
In the end of the 120-minute match, Real Madrid won 3-2 against Barcelona with goals from Benzema, Vinicius and Valverde, and successfully reached the final of this season's Western Super Cup. After winning this game, Real Madrid have won five consecutive games against Barca in the national derby, which is also their 100th victory in the national derby. In the final, Real Madrid will face the winner from between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.