On January 16, Beijing time, the Spanish Super Cup final was staged in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Garvey shot 1 shot and 2 passes, Pedri scored 1 goal, plus Lewandowski's pass, Benzema pressed the whistle to win back a city. In the end, Barça beat old rivals Real Madrid 3-1 to win the Spanish Super Cup for the 14th time.
In this high-profile "national derby", the main forces of both sides have been strengthened. Real Madrid's injury situation is more serious, Chuameni, Alaba and Vazquez are unavailable, Benzema, Vinicius and Valverde are in the trident, and Barca side Lewandowski, Dembele, Garvey and Pedri are available. Real Madrid are the defending champions, with Barca having won the title 13 times before. In this battle, La Liga will be a battle to the death.
Match Review
In the 33rd minute, Barca played a concise and streamlined match, Pedri kept passing the ball, Lewandowski received the ball diagonally to assist Garvey's volley into the reverse corner, Barca led 1-0.
In the 45th minute, De Jong went down in midfield and penetrated the defense, Gavi burst into the box to repay Li crossed in front of the goal to assist Lewandowski to extend the 2-0 advantage.
In the 69th minute, Lewandowski drove the ball straight into the diagonal pass, Garvey followed up with a cross, and Pedri rushed to the goal with ease.
In the 90+3rd minute, Ceballos dunked a defensive inverted triangle return pass from the bottom of the bottom, and Benzema scored twice in a row, Real Madrid 1-3 to win a city.
Xavi won his first title in charge and the 18-year-old scored three goals
In this game, Barça defended extremely targeted on both wings, which blocked the advance of both wings of Real Madrid and easily broke the Real Madrid defense. Garvey, who scored one goal and assisted twice, was extremely impressive, shining in this final and becoming the hero of Barsasi's Super Cup triumph. He surpassed his mentor Xavi in 18 years and 163 days to become the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Spanish Super Cup. In the next decade, Gavi and Pedri will be the hope for Barca's revival.
It was Xavi's first title since becoming Barca manager in November 2021. The 34-year-old also lifted the trophy for the first time as Barca captain to avenge the league. Former Spain international Xavi, 42, was excited after the game: "We definitely need this title more than Real Madrid, the impact of Messi's departure is hard to digest, but we are rebuilding the team and this is the first title for a lot of people. "The recent European results have not been satisfactory, the league form is not stable, even with the team's famous title "body", but Xavi's Barca have not improved as quickly as expected, and the young manager is under a lot of pressure. The winner of the Spanish Super League may not be a heavyweight trophy, but for Barca, who have been in the doldrums for a while, coupled with high-quality rivals Real Madrid, this championship means a lot to them, and this title is even more happy.
The loss of the crown sounded the alarm, and An Shuai suffered a fatal blow
Affected by the World Cup, age, injuries, Real Madrid will sleepwalk collectively, frequent passing errors, and the team is difficult to call excellent in the front, middle and back. Carlo Ancelotti's rotation system has slowed down the pace of the main players by a lack of competition within the team, and has also left the substitutes with little motivation. Although Benzema scored a goal for Real Madrid in the final moments, it was to no avail, and he finally swallowed the bitter fruit of the defeat.
The game woke up Real Madrid, three points behind Barca in the league table and lost the Spanish Super Cup, Ancelotti publicly complained that the squad needed to be strengthened, but Florentino Perez still did not want to relax the recruitment restriction strategy in the winter transfer window, saying that the players were only accompanied by post-World Cup fatigue, adjusted their form, and would not bring in any players in January. In other words, Carlo Ancelotti can only use his current squad to play the rest of the season, and the boss is in trouble. For Real Madrid, losing the Super Cup final is not the end, and the league and Champions League after that are even more important. But the squad is old, and it is unclear whether the tired Real Madrid can cope with such a dense competition.
After a brief period of chaos and the throes of Messi's departure, Barca are regaining their glory as the old giants. On the other side, Real Madrid has no new signings to arrive, the Galaxy can only play with a tired division, can Carlo Ancelotti lead Real Madrid to a satisfactory answer this season?