Club Catalan won the tournament for the 32nd time in history and kept the dream of finishing the season with four trophies; Barça has already taken Spanish Super Cup, leads Spanish and is alive at Champions
He won him on Saturday (26) the title of winning the 3-2 in Seville. After a 2-2 draw in normal time, defender Koundé scored the winning goal 11 minutes into the second half of the extension. This was the 32nd achievement of the club in the competition. With the title, Barça keeps alive the chance to win four trophies of the season. The team has already won the Spanish Super Cup, leads the Spanish championship with four points of advantage over Real Madrid and is in the semifinal of, where they will face Inter Milan.
Eliminated from Champions, Real Madrid still tries to avoid the Spanish title of the rival. The teams face each other again on May 11, for the 35th round of the Spanish Championship, but even a victory will leave the real depending on stumbling out of Barcelona.
The Catalan team dominated the first half, with 63% in possession of the ball and nine submissions against only one of the Real. At 28 minutes, Pedri opened the scoring with a beautiful kick in the angle, after playing himself and assistance from. Real Madrid, who had the back Mendy replaced early on by injury, improved in the second half after the entry of. The Frenchman tied the game after 23 minutes in a free kick and participated in the play that resulted in the goal of the turn, scored by Tchouameni, head, after corner kick by Arda Güler.
Barcelona reacted quickly. Ferran Torres received Yamal’s release, dodged Courtois and tied the game, bringing the decision to overtime. With the teams visibly tired, the extra time had few clear chances. Endrick entered Real, but Barcelona took advantage of a flaw in the opposing ball. Koundé hit a precise kick from outside the area and secured the title.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Felipe Dantas
