FC Barcelona won its Supercup semi-final against CA Osasuna and thus made the Clásico perfect in the final on Sunday against Real Madrid.
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, FC Barcelona won 2-0 against the team currently twelfth in the Spanish La Liga on Thursday evening (January 11, 2024). For Barca, ex-Bayern and Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski made it 1-0 in the 59th minute from a pass from German national team captain Ilkay Gündogan.
After that, the Catalans were overwhelmingly superior, but didn’t capitalize on it. It wasn’t until the third minute of added time that top talent Lamine Yamal scored the second goal after an assist from Joao Felix.
Really also thanks to Rüdiger
The evening before, Real Madrid had already reached the final in a thrilling duel with city rivals Atlético Madrid. The “Royals” also won in Riyadh on Wednesday after a thrilling duel with 5:3 (3:3, 2:2) after extra time.
Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal cheers.
Only in the final phase of extra time did Real decide the game with an own goal from Stefan Savic (116th minute) and a goal from Brahim Diaz (120th + 2).
Antoine Griezmann’s record goal
In the regular season, the German national defender Antonio Rüdiger played a key role in the goal festival with a goal and an own goal in co-production with his keeper Kepa.
Toni Kroos came on as a substitute in the second half. At Atlético, Antoine Griezmann scored his 174th goal for the club, making him the Madrilenians’ record goalscorer.