Real Madrid faced a shambolic defeat in the Supercopa Final dominated by Barcelona ended in a 5-2 score in favour of the Catalans. Though Mbappe put Madrid forward in the very first minute of the game with a wonderful counter attack, Real Madrid failed to retain the lead.
Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid ruthlessly in Supercopa Final exposing defensive issues in Los Blancos
A contentious counterattack from Barcelona ripped Real Madrid’s defense, resulting in an equalizer from Lamine Yamal in the 22nd minute. But Los Blancos was pressing for a goal even after the defensive fiasco.
The problem goes up for Los Blancos due to a nasty foul of Camavinga on Gavi in the 30 yards box and Lewandowski didn't make a mistake to convert the penalty at 36th minutes.
Defensive vulnerability exposed the loopholes to breakthrough Real Madrid Defence
Real Madrid lost the flow after this incident and conceded two goals within 9 minutes. Raphinha scored 3rd goal for the Catalans with a wonderful header fed by Kounde. The lead was increased by Alex Balde with the wonderful link-up play with Raphinha in the 45th minute.
In the second half, a defensive error from Tchouameni created space for Casado, who netted the ball easily, beating Courtois, to make it 5-1 for the Catalans.
The game looks almost finished for the defending champions but the red card of Szczesny in the 56th minute revived the hope of a comeback for Madrid. Los Balncos made a contentious attempt at the goal and got the result immediately in 60th minute in the form of a goal by Rodrygo.
Superb Teamwork made Barcelona Clinch the Title from Dthe efending Champions Despite 1 man down for more than 30 mins
Despite 1 man down, Barcelona showed immense patience making it difficult for Los Blancos to increase their goal tally. However, The rock-solid defense and crucial saves of Inaki Pena finished Real Madrid’s hope of defending their title.
Barcelona started their 2025 in style thrashing their rivals in the final and Hansi Flick secured his first trophy for the team. After the immense registration drama of Dani Olmo, the Catalans would finally get some relief by securing the trophy after 2 years.
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