Spanish Super Cup – Football Flame

16Jan

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Barcelona crowned Spanish Super Cup champions

(L to R) Ousmane Dembele, Robert Lewandowski and Gavi of FC Barcelona celebrate with the Super Copa de Espana trophy after the team's victory during the Super Copa de Espana Final match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at King Fahd International Stadium on January 15, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup with a 3-1 victory against Real Madrid in Sunday’s final at Riyadh’s King Fahd Stadium.Spanish midfielder Gavi scored the opener in the 33rd minute with a close-range finish after Polish forward Robert Lewandowski’s assist.Near the end of the first half, Lewandowski finished in the six-yard box on a quick counterattack. Gavi dribbled the ball to assist Lewandowski.Another Barcelona midfielder, Pedri, was unmarked to make a close-range finish after Gavi...

Ancelotti: “To call this loss a humiliation is a lack of respect”

Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric (L) speaks with Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti at half-time during the Spanish Super Cup final football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 15, 2023.It was a frustrating Sunday night for Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia, as they were beaten 3-1 by Barcelona in the Super Cup final, and Carlo Ancelotti was far from happy as he spoke in the post-match press conference. The Italian was much more agitated than usual and analysed the loss as so, stating: “We lost the game because of the mistakes we made. It wasn’t a lack of attitude. It was individual errors, we had 25 ball losses in the first half, we lost a lot of duels, we didn’t win our one-on-ones, we st...

Real Madrid begins defence of Super Cup title in Saudi

Real Madrid's players attend a training session in Riyadh on January 10, 2023 ahead of the Spanish Super Cup.The Spanish Super Cup is returning to Saudi Arabia with defending champion Real Madrid and Valencia looking to get back on track and Barcelona and Real Betis hoping to maintain momentum. The first semifinal game on Wednesday features Madrid and Valencia with both teams coming off weekend losses in the Spanish league. Madrid has dropped three points behind league leader Barcelona after a 2-1 defeat at Villarreal. Valencia lost 1-0 to Cádiz at home — its second straight league loss — and is four points from the relegation zone. Barcelona and Betis meet on Thursday following victories back home. Barcelona rebounded from recent poor results with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Atlético Madrid,...