FC Barcelona scored two goals in the first half of the Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia.
Dominating against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final, this Sunday evening in Riyadh, during this Final Four organized in Saudi Arabia, the FC Barcelona found the flaw half an hour into the game.
After a high recovery from Sergio Busquets, Robert Lewandowski shifted Gavi into the box. The Blaugranas midfielder escaped the return of Daniel Carvajal to deceive Thibaut Courtois (33rd).
Opening of the scoring by Gavi against Real Madrid! #The classic pic.twitter.com/5GheNSokwu
— the chain L’Équipe (@lachainelequipe) January 15, 2023
Just before the break, this same Gavi was launched in depth by Frenkie De Jong before serving “Lewy” for the goal of the break (45th). On this action, the Madrid midfielder is sucked into Xavi’s formation and the defenders are completely lost.
Gavi 🤝 Lewandowski
Barca leads 2-0! #ElClásico pic.twitter.com/T46RjPfmDA
— the chain L’Équipe (@lachainelequipe) January 15, 2023
The Merengues had not materialized their rare opportunities in counter-attack until then, in particular twice by Karim Benzema.