A dominant Barcelona aspect took benefit of three expensive errors to beat bitter rivals Actual Madrid 3-1 and clinch the Spanish Tremendous Cup in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
In a fixture brimming with a few of soccer’s greatest stars, it was teen sensation Gavi who shone brightest.
Los Blancos have been unable to deal with the 18-year-old, whose first-half purpose noticed him develop into the youngest scorer in a Spanish Tremendous Cup, surpassing the document of his present boss Xavi.
Gavi opened the scoring for Barcelona within the thirty third minute, after Antonio Rudiger’s unfastened go helped the Catalan aspect win-back possession within the attacking third. Robert Lewandowski confirmed a cool head exterior the field to arrange the midfielder who struck the ball neatly previous Actual Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
The supplier turned scorer simply 12 minutes later when a chopping Barca counterattack culminated in Lewandowski tapping residence a Gavi help from shut vary.
Actual Madrid have been toothless within the first half, registering no photographs on the right track. After the break, it appeared Carlo Ancelotti’s males aimed to maintain the scoreline respectable – however one other error, this time by substitute Dani Ceballos, set Gavi sprinting goalwards, earlier than establishing Pedri to make it three.
Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema did pull one again for Madrid in damage time, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to cease Xavi’s males from lifting their first trophy for the reason that Copa Del Rey in 2021, and their first Tremendous Cup title since 2018.
