Barcelona 3-1 Real Madrid win the championship
At 3 o’clock in the morning on January 16th, Beijing time, the Spanish Super Cup final of the 22/23 season started. Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-1 at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh to claim their 14th title. Lewandowski and Garvey passed shots to each other, Pedri scored the third goal for Barcelona, and Benzema scored a face-saving goal for Real Madrid.
For Real Madrid, Alaba, Lucas Vazquez and Chuameni truce due to injury, while Bellerin for Barcelona truce due to injury. In 11 minutes, Garvey made a 45-degree cross from the left, and Lewandowski headed the ball in front of the small penalty area in the middle of the road and then missed the far post. In 13 minutes, Lewandowski made a strong low shot from the arc in the penalty area, Courtois threw the ball on the goal post, and Balde kicked a supplementary shot from the left side of the penalty area. In the 18th minute, Mendy made a pass from the left, and Benzema nodded and shot the goal wide of the far post.
In 45 minutes, Garvey countered with a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Lewandowski followed up with a shot from the middle. 2-0, Barcelona ended the first half with a two-goal advantage!
In the 51st minute, Balde ran 50 meters from the left and then made a cross. Dembele’s low shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Courtois with his legs. In 55 minutes, Busquets made a direct pass. Lewandowski shot low from a small angle with his left foot on the left side of the penalty area. Courtois blocked the ball out of the baseline with his leg.
In 69 minutes, Lewandowski broke through the middle and scored the ball. Garvey made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. The ball was blocked by Rudiger and bounced to the back point. Pedri pushed and scored from close range. 3-0, Barcelona sealed the victory!
In the 79th minute, Rodrigue pushed hard with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area, and Ter Stegen flew to save the ball.
In 93 minutes, Ceballos made a cross from the bottom line from the left. Benzema pushed forward with his right foot and was saved by Ter Stegen. Benzema immediately scored with a supplementary shot. 1-3, Real Madrid save face! In the end, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-1 and won the Western Super Cup for the 14th time in history.