Merengues await the winner of Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bibao to know the opponent of the decisio
The Spanish Super Cup already has the first known finalist. In a great game this Wednesday afternoon, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Real Madrid once again got the better of Barcelona and won 3-2. This was the fifth consecutive time that the Merengues surpassed the Catalan team. Now, the team awaits the winner of Atletico Madrid x Athletic Bilbao, which takes place this Thursday.
Vinicius Júnior opened the scoring in the 25th minute, with a good left-footed kick after Benzema’s pass. This was the Brazilian’s 15th goal of the season. Still in the first stage, at 43, Luuk de Jong had the luck of Éder Militão and left everything the same. On the return of the break, even after pressure from the opponents, Real got the second goal, with the shirt Benzema sending it to the net after a cross by Carvajal. Ansu Fati, alone in the area, tied the match, headed in the 38th minute.
In extra time, the first good chances were for Barcelona, but a counterattack decided the match. Casemiro started the play in the middle and activated Rodrygo, who entered the area and crossed. Vinicius Júnior made a light blocking and the ball reached Valverde, who dominated and sent it into Ter Stegen’s corner.
