The goals are wonderfully scored. FC Barcelona makes Real Madrid look bad. This defeat hurts the royals – and Barça celebrates the first title in 2023.
This should not be the last trophy for Xavi Hernández as FC Barcelona manager. But the premiere triumph was particularly good. “SuperBarça devours Madrid,” wrote the sports newspaper “Marca” and, like the others, could hardly stop raving about the Catalans and blaming the royals.
3-1 in the Clásico on neutral ground in Saudi Arabia, FC Barcelona secured the Spanish Supercup for the 14th time. Real sticks to his 12th success.
Especially Gavi outstanding
But it was also the way Barça dominated the game over long stretches and scored textbook goals. In addition to the 34-year-old striker Robert Lewandowski, who scored his 20th goal in the 22nd game of the season, the outstanding Gavi was always involved. The 18-year-old has “graduated” and made Barça a super champion, wrote “Sport”.
Even Xavi Hernádez was full of praise. “It’s pure passion, pure soul,” he said of the gifted teenager’s style of play. “I will not stop praising this boy.” There is no limit for Gavi.
In the final, FC Barcelona had trembled like Real in the penalty shootout. In the duel between the Spanish arch-rivals, the roles were clearly divided. The leader of the Primera Division also played like a leader in distant Riyadh. However, Real lacked the qualities of the almost equal pursuer. “It hurts the team because they usually win finals,” said coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Won the Supercup for the first time since 2018
Champions and Champions League winners Real had little to oppose this time, Karim Benzema only scored the goal in added time. Previously, Gavi, Lewandowski and Pedri had scored for Barcelona against the Supercup champions to seal their first win of the competition since 2018.
While Marc-Andre ter Stegen also had a lot of reason to be happy in goal for the Catalans, the mood of Toni Kroos and Antonio Rüdiger from Real, who were replaced prematurely, must have been significantly worse. With a bad bad pass, Rüdiger had significantly favored the first goal. “Marca” attested him a “horror game”. “Our mistakes decided the game,” said Ancelotti. But he didn’t want to know anything about humiliation. “We’ll be back, that’s for sure,” said the 63-year-old Italian.
Source: Stern
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