- Kylian Mbappe after 5 minutes however Barcelona responded with 5 objectives
- Wojciech Szczesny was despatched off for fouling the Frenchman within the 56th minute
Barcelona got here from an early purpose right down to beat Actual Madrid 5-2 within the Spanish Tremendous Cup closing on Sunday, scoring 4 objectives in a dominant first half and surviving having their goalkeeper despatched off to clinch a record-extending fifteenth trophy.
Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Alejandro Balde had been all on the right track earlier than halftime, after French ahead Kylian Mbappe put Actual in entrance within the fifth minute. Raphinha grabbed one other within the second half whereas Rodrygo scored for Actual.
Barcelona put in a medical show to carry their first trophy in additional than a yr, having no silverware to point out for final season.
Hansi Flick’s facet prevented Actual from successful their third title of the marketing campaign, after they gained the European Tremendous Cup towards Atalanta and beat Mexico’s Pachuca to the Intercontinental Cup final month.
Mbappe earned an early benefit, ending a solo run from across the midway line with a shot contained in the far publish.
However what seemed like a dream begin rapidly changed into a nightmare for Carlo Ancelotti’s males when Yamal levelled for Barca within the twenty second minute.
Barcelona got here from an early purpose right down to beat Actual Madrid 5-2 within the Spanish Tremendous Cup closing
Robert Lewandowski (centre) and Raphinha had been on the coronary heart of Barcelona’s dominant win
French ahead Kylian Mbappe put Actual in entrance after 5 minutes, ending a solo run
Striker Lewandowski gave them the lead 14 minutes later from a penalty awarded for Eduardo Camavinga’s foul on Gavi.
Raphinha elevated the benefit with a shocking header from a superb lengthy cross by Jules Kounde within the thirty ninth minute, and left again Balde added a fourth for Barca deep into stoppage time after 9 minutes had been added to the primary half.
Yamal launched Raphinha with a exact go following Actual’s depressing nook kick, earlier than the Brazil ahead left the ball to Balde who scored with a easy end.
Actual began the second half with Rodrygo hitting the bar, sparking hopes of the hectic conflict taking one other flip.
However Raphinha quelled any sniff of a comeback when he made it 5-1 three minutes after the break, having slalomed previous the Actual defence.
Barca had been left with 10 males when goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was despatched off for fouling Mbappe within the 56th minute and Rodrygo beat substitute keeper Inaki Pena from the ensuing free kick.
However Actual, who maintain a five-point benefit over Barca in LaLiga after 19 video games, had no pictures on purpose after the penalty till Mbappe’s effort was denied by Pena in stoppage time.
Barcelona additionally misplaced defender Inigo Martinez earlier than the half-hour mark by way of damage, with Ronald Araujo stepping in.
Lamine Yamal levelled for Barcelona by ending into the underside nook after a solo run
Raphinha made it 5-1 simply after the break, having additionally netted within the first half
Wojciech Szczesny was despatched off for fouling Mbappe within the 56th minute
Barcelona and Actual met within the competitors’s closing for third consecutive time, with Ancelotti’s facet prevailing final yr whereas Barca lifted the trophy in 2023.
Barcelona booked their spot within the closing by successful 2-0 towards present Spanish Cup holders Athletic Bilbao within the semi-finals earlier than Actual beat final yr’s Copa del Rey finalists Mallorca 3-0.
