After its heavy defeat in the Clasico last October (0-4), Real Madrid hoped to take revenge against FC Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Super Cup. This was not the case. Quite the contrary! Despite Kylian Mbappé's quick opener, Carlo Ancelotti's team was completely dominated by the Blaugrana. The Madrid club was easily overthrown and ultimately suffered a heavy setback (2-5). Discover the Merengue notes after this big disappointment.
The bill could have been much higher without Thibaut Courtois. The Real Madrid goalkeeper stands out in the opening minutes. He made two big saves, in the 2nd and 4th minutes of play. The Belgian, however, was completely abandoned by his defense throughout this meeting. He can't do anything about FC Barcelona's five goals. However, it is difficult to put him on average having conceded five goals.
Lucas Vazquez had a nightmare evening in this Spanish Super Cup final. He was totally overwhelmed against Raphinha. He lets him take his chance twice at the start of the match (4th and 9th). He was also fooled by the Brazilian, in the 39th minute of play, who scored Barça's third goal of the evening. The Madrid side leaves his place at the start of the second half to Raul Asencio (NN).
Clearly, Aurélien Tchouaméni does not reassure in the central hinge. Its placement leaves something to be desired. He is not in the best position to help Lucas Vazquez on Raphinha at the start of the match (4th). The French midfielder is dribbled too easily by Lamine Yamal on Barça's equalizer (22nd).
He completely misses his pass after half an hour of play and makes his team tremble. His placement is still not more reassuring on Barça's third and fifth goals. After returning to the midfield for a few moments, following the entry into play of Raul Asencio, he gave way to Luka Modric (NN) shortly after the hour mark.
He must be the leader of this Real Madrid rearguard. Antonio Rüdiger was very far from being this Sunday evening. He comes out too high on Lamine Yamal's equalizer (22nd). Subsequently, the German central defender was often on the limit, including an elbow on Robert Lewandowski just before the break. He made a series of mistakes at the start of the second half.
Like the rest of the Real Madrid defense, Ferland Mendy did not shine. On Lamine Yamal's equalizer (22nd), the French side is also caught behind his back. And he comes back a little too slowly on Barça's counter express, for the fourth goal in added time of the first period. Fran Garcia (NN) takes his place for the last quarter of an hour.
Federico Valverde was one of the few at the level in the ranks of Real Madrid. The Uruguayan made a series of big recoveries, particularly in added time of the first period. On Barça's fourth goal, he tried, as best he could, to come back, but he did not succeed.
It wasn't Eduardo Camavinga's best evening with the Real Madrid jersey on his shoulders. He gifts a very avoidable penalty, just after the hour mark, by wiping his crampons on Gavi's thigh. A penalty which allows the Blaugrana to take the advantage. A few minutes later, the French midfielder was not far from being sent off for a rather stupid mistake. Dani Ceballos (NN) takes his place at half-time.
He didn't have much to chew on offensively. During the first act, it was thanks to his feedback that he shone. However, he missed a back pass, following a combination from a corner, which led to Barça's fourth goal. The Brazilian winger made up for it a little by scoring a very nice free kick on the hour mark.
Nothing really smiled on Jude Bellingham during this Spanish Super Cup final. Like most of his team, the English attacking midfielder was very disappointing. He was sometimes even very annoyed. He is on the verge of contact with Jules Koundé, in the 72nd minute of play.
He started this match in the best way by providing an assist for Kylian Mbappé (5th). And that's almost everything in this meeting. Vinicius Junior no longer managed to stand out afterwards. It was not for nothing that Carlo Ancelotti took him out for the last quarter of an hour. Brahim Diaz(NN) he started to like it.
We found a great Kylian Mbappé at the start of the Spanish Super Cup final. He made a magnificent breakthrough in the 5th minute of play to allow his team to take the lead. A first achievement in a Clasico that he will certainly have in mind for a long time.
However, he was hit in the ankle a few moments later, during another acceleration, but still kept his place on the field. Even if he didn't have many more situations to shine, it was he who led to the expulsion of Wojciech Szczesny in the 57th minute of play. He was not far from reducing the gap in the final moments. , but comes across a very good Inaki Pena.
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