January 13 – Not many neutrals noticed this coming given the respective type of the 2 groups.
However Barcelona hammered rivals Actual Madrid 5-2 within the Spanish Tremendous Cup Clasico last in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the primary trophy of the Hansi Flick period, coming from behind to take action.
Barca had solely gained one in all their final seven La Liga video games and sit 5 factors behind Actual within the desk – with Atletico Madrid high by one level. Carlo Ancelotti’s Actual, in the meantime, had gained their final 5 video games in all competitions and had been final crushed on December 4.
Kylian Mbappe put Madrid forward however a dominant Barcelona hit 5 in response earlier than their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was despatched off within the second half.
Madrid had been hoping to avenge their 4-0 house defeat by Barcelona in October’s La Liga Clasico however as an alternative had been left battered by their arch-rivals in Jeddah.
“I feel right now is an effective day as a result of we beat top-of-the-line groups on the earth, for the second time this season, Actual Madrid, and that is unbelievable,” Flick stated after Barca gained a record-extending fifteenth Spanish Tremendous Cup.
“We will’t at all times win, if we now have to lose a cup, it’s higher that it’s this one,” stated Actual’s veteran midfielder Luka Modric.
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