FC Barcelona qualified for the Spanish Super Cup final by beating Betis Sevilla on Thursday in Saudi Arabia. Like Real the day before, the Blaugrana club had to go through penalties to achieve its goals.
The Andalusians were tough indeed, hitting back both in regulation time – by Fekir (1-1, 77e) while Lewandowski opened the scoring (1-0, 40e) – only during extra time where Fati believed to give a decisive advantage to the Catalans (2-1, 93e) before Moron equalized (2-2, 101e).
⚽️🇪🇸 Nabil Fekir equalizes for Betis against Barça!
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Like Courtois in the merengue cage the day before against Valencia, Ter Stegen finally had to work to allow Barça to reach the last level, repelling the shots on goal from Juanmi and Carvalho when Lewandowski, Kessie, Fati and Pedri, they hit the mark.
⚽️🇪🇸 Barça join Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final by eliminating Betis Sevilla on penalties#lequipeFOOT #BetisBarca pic.twitter.com/RTue1ixKfM
— THE TEAM (@theteam) January 12, 2023
The long-awaited shock between the flagship clubs of Madrid and Barcelona will therefore take place on Sunday in Riyadh. For a 14e coronation of Barça in the competition – or a 13e Real victory, holding the trophy. In the past, the two Spanish behemoths have met in the Supercopa final seven times, for six successes in Madrid – the latest in 2017.
