Monday morning remained one of the happiest days of this year for Barcelona fans till now as the Catalans grabbed victory in the El Clásico in the Supercopa de España. The whole world waited for the big fight. It was the straight four final for Barca in the Supercopa de España. They got a place in their 28th final by defeating Athletic Club, and Real Madrid joined them by defeating Atletico Madrid in the semis.
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The El Clásico fully stood out on promise as the fans and everyone expected.
A thrilling first 45 minutes
The first 45 minutes of the match showed a great intent from both side and it also showed why the rivalry is written in the golden words in football history. Raphinha opened the scorebook in the 36th minute after missing a very close opportunity. Raphinha took his first step to become the MVP of this match when he netted Fermin Lopez’s assist to give Barca a lead. Real Madrid was not ready to step back, as a few moments later, another Brazilian hero, Vinicius Jr., put the ball in the net by outsmarting Barca defenders in the added time, but it was not the last. Barca increased their score line as Lewandowski outsmarted Courtois.
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As the extra time drama was not ready to stop here, it added one more spice when Madrid converted a corner kick to goal and ended the half-time with a thrilling score line of 2-2.
Barca won the contest in many ways
After a thrilling half time Barcelona continued maintain their possession throughout the match form passing the ball to converting the shots Barca played a complete football on the other hand Real Madrid’s attacking approach made them to loose the balls many times In this final Barca completed 608 passes with a 92% accuracy where Madrid passed the ball for 240 times with just a 79 % accuracy, this statistics in a way showed the approach Real Madrid has was not really suit the condition. Though they gave a tough fight, Raphinha once again converteda run into the goal, providing the team’s much-needed lead. The Brazilian left winger also won the Man of the Match award. It was Barca’s 16th Spanish Cup win.
