The first national derby of 2022 came as scheduled in the semi-final stage of the Spanish Super Cup, with Real Madrid and Barca contributing to a wonderful matchup. In the first half, Vinicius scored first, Luke De Jong equalized, Benzema scored in the second half, Fati came off the bench to equalize, the two sides fought to extra time, and finally Real Madrid successfully advanced to the final with Valverde's winning goal to beat Barca 3-2.
Barcelona 2-3 Real Madrid
Dembele and Luke De Jong started for Barca in this game, and The newly registered Felan Torres also wore the team to make his Barca debut!
For Real Madrid, Ancelotti still sent out the ceremonial three midfielders in the starting line, with Vinicius, Benzema and Asensio forming an attacking line.
In the 24th minute of the match, Real Madrid scored first. Benzema broke the ball from Busquets' feet to deliver an assist, and Vinicius dribbled the ball into the box and shot at goal to make it 1-0.
In the 41st minute, Barca equalised. Dembele passed the ball, but Militang released the ball and sent it to the opponent's feet, and Luke De Jong smiled and accepted the gift. The first half ended with a 1-1 draw between the two sides.
Pedri and Abd came off the bench to replace Frankie De Jong and Ferran Torres. In the 48th minute, Pedri's long-range shot was slightly offside. In the 53rd minute, Dembele volleyed sideways and slid past the goal.
In the 65th minute, Fati came on as a substitute for Barca and Real Madrid made a substitution adjustment, with Rodrigo replacing Asensio.
In the 68th minute, Modric attacked, Vinicius passed the ball, Benzema turned and flashed a left-footed blast that hit the goalpost and popped up. In the 71st minute, Carvajal crossed, Benzema scored, Barca 1-2 Real Madrid.
In the 77th minute, Memphis and Nico replaced Garvey and Alves. In the 82nd minute, Valverde replaced Modric. Just a minute later, Alba crossed and Fati's header equalised for Barca, who made it 2-2 to Real Madrid.
Since then, the two sides have attacked and defended each other, but they have not been able to decide the winner in the regular time, and the game has entered the extra time stage. Vazquez replaced Carvajal.
In the 97th minute, Real Madrid again overtook the score. Casemiro launched a counter-attack with the ball, Rodrigo returned the pass, Valverde scored, barca 2-3 Real Madrid.
At the end of the match, Real Madrid defeated Barca to advance to the final of the Spanish Super Cup, and their final opponents will be between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.