Szczesny sent off: Barça was left with ten in the 55th minute

Barcelona was left with ten players in the 55th minute of the game after Szczesny was sent off. The Pole knocked down Mbappé on the edge of the area when he faced him and was about to score. Gil Manzano at first did not consider it to be a foul, but after consulting with the VAR he rectified and sent off Szczesny for his tackle on the Frenchman.

Hansi Flick dio entrance to Iñaki Peñawho had lost the title in this tournament for arriving late, who replaced Gavi. At that same moment, Dani Olmo also came on for Lamine Yamal. Barça was forced to change its drawing when it was outnumbered.

Although the result was very favorable to Barcelona with the score 1-5, Rodrygo’s goal gave new hope to Real Madrid by converting the foul they had given Mbappé with an excellent shot that slipped into the top corner.

Until then, Szczesny had had a good performance. He had no responsibility for Mbappé’s goal and had made some worthy saves. Especially a hand that took out a header from Tchouameni after a corner in the first half. The Pole will not be able to play next Wednesday’s Cup match against Betis.