Super Cup – Football Flame

Barcelona thrash Real Madrid to clinch Spanish Super Cup

13Jan

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Barcelona thrash Real Madrid to clinch Spanish Super Cup

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - JANUARY 12: Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona celebrates with the Supercopa de Espana winners' trophy during the trophy presentation after the Spanish Super Cup Final between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at King Abdullah Sports City on January 12, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images) Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era. Kylian Mbappé put Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half. Madrid were hoping to avenge their 4-0 home defeat by Barcelona in October's La Liga Clasico but instead were left battered and bruised by their arc...

Real Madrid must avoid El Clasico ‘mistakes’ in Supercopa final

11Jan

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Real Madrid must avoid El Clasico ‘mistakes’ in Supercopa final

Carlo Ancelotti head coach of Real Madrid during press conference prior the Spanish Super Cup final match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at King Abdullah Sports City on January 11, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his players can avenge their thrashing earlier this season by Barcelona by winning the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday, but only if they avoided making the same mistakes. Hansi Flick’s Barcelona routed Los Blancos 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in October in LaLiga, although a slump before the winter break helped Real Madrid overtake them at the top of the table. “We have to think about that game obviously, they beat us, we had a clear evaluation of what happened,” Ancelotti told a ...

Abraham scores late to win Italian Super Cup for AC Milan

7Jan

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Abraham scores late to win Italian Super Cup for AC Milan

(D) Rafael Leao left winger of AC Milan and Portugal and (L) Tammy Abraham centre-forward of AC Milan and England celebrates with the trophy after winning the EA SPORTS FC SUPERCUP 24/25 final match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Kingdom Arena on January 6, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) AC Milan completed a comeback victory against Inter Milan to claim the Italian Super Cup on Monday, with Tammy Abraham scoring a stoppage-time goal. Inter Milan took the lead with a close-range finish from Lautaro Martinez in first-half stoppage time, followed by Mehdi Taremi doubling the advantage in the 47th minute. AC Milan responded with a free-kick goal by Theo Hernandez in the 52nd minute and Christian Pulisic equalized i...

Dumfries on target as Inter move into Italian Super Cup final

3Jan

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Dumfries on target as Inter move into Italian Super Cup final

Denzel Dumfries of Inter celebrates fourth goal during the Serie match between Lazio and Inter at Stadio Olimpico on December 16, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Dutch full-back Denzel Dumfries scored twice as Inter Milan beat Atalanta 2-0 on Thursday to qualify for the Italian Super Cup final. In the Riyadh semifinal, Dumfries scored the opener in the 49th minute as the 28-year-old's overhead kick beat Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi. On a counterattack in the 61st minute, Dumfries scored again for Inter, unleashing a fierce shot that clipped the crossbar before going inside the net. Then following a scramble in the Inter box, Atalanta's Ederson scored, but it was denied by the video assistant referee (VAR). A teammate of Ederson was caught offside in the Inter area. Head coach Simone Inzagh...

15Aug

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Mbappe Scores as Lookman’s Atalanta Fall to Madrid in Super Cup

Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman failed to reenact his Europa Cup final win last May yesterday as UEFA Champions League Champions, Real Madrid posted a 2-0 win against the Italian side in the Super Cup final match in Warsaw, Poland. The result leaves only Nwankwo Kanu, Finidi George and Celestine Babayaro as the only Nigerian players to have won the Super Cup for their respective clubs in Europe. The win gives Real Madrid its sixth time winning cup which itself is a record. Kylian Mbappe made his first appearance for last season’s Champions League winners and scored on his debut after Federico Valverde had put Real Madrid ahead with half an hour to play. Carlo Ancelotti’s side could have filled their boots even more in the second half if it wasn’t for a fine display from Atalanta g...