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In the early morning of January 13, Beijing time, 3 heavyweight battles were fought. Barca and Real Madrid played in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup. Inter Milan and Juventus face off in the Italian Super Cup final. Spurs and Chelsea face the second leg of the Premier League Cup semi-finals. As a result, both games went into extra time to divide the winners. Real Madrid eliminated Barca 3-2 thanks to Valverde's goal in the 98th minute. Inter Milan won the title with a 2-1 win over Juve with Sanchez's 120th-minute goal. Chelsea, on the other hand, narrowly beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away from home and beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 over two legs to reach the final.
Barca's record this season has been terrible, and people don't expect much from them in this game. Barca's poor defensive line has been repeatedly exposed to Real Madrid. Real Madrid scored in the 25th minute on counter-attack, and Vinicius continued his excellent form, his shot leaving Ter Stegen helpless. Luc De Jong equalised for Barca with a stroke of luck. In the second half, Benzema seized the opportunity in front of goal to complete the goal. Benzema passed 1 pass and 1 shot and was excellent.
In order to change the situation behind, Xavi sent Depay and Gonzalez. Fati stepped forward and equalised with a header. The two sides played 2-2 in regular time! Enter extra time. The extra-time game was somewhat open, relying on a counter-attack opportunity, Valverde pushed the goal. In the end, Real Madrid narrowly defeated Barca 3-2 to advance to the final. Although Barca shot more goals in this game, they did not take advantage of the opportunities as Real Madrid. The defeat left Barca with another blow, leaving only the Copa del Rey and europa League to compete for.
Inter Played Juventus, Inter played very strongly, constantly launching attacks, but it was Juventus who took the lead in seizing the opportunity, and McKennie headed in to help Juventus take the lead. Trailing Inter stepped up their attacks and Lautaro Martinez relied on penalties to equalise. Inter had an overwhelming advantage in the first half, but failed to lead. Both sides played cautiously in the second half, and although the Inter milan players shot better, they never scored another goal. Among them, Dumfries's header was blocked by the goal frame, which was a pity. Neither side scored in the second half and were only able to play extra time.
In extra time, the initial split was evenly divided, but over time, Inter gradually took over the game, creating multiple shooting opportunities. Seeing that extra time was coming to an end, Sanchez stepped up and scored a deadlocking goal in the 120th minute, which was incredible. The key goal allowed Inter to beat Juventus 2-1 to win the Italian Super Cup for the sixth time.