Barcelona enter record books with Spanish Super Cup win over Real Madrid – La Liga Special (Part 1)
After an exhilarating display of football, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 overcame stern resistance from Real Madrid CF to lift the Spanish Super Cup. They have etched their names in the history books once more. Prior to the latest victory, Blaugrana had been on the receiving
end of shocking defeats to Los Meringues in previous editions.
The 5-4 aggregate win adds another trophy in the cabinet, surely the first of many to come in the upcoming campaign for the all-conquering side hailed as one of the best club teams of all time. It is not only their first trophy of the season but their first
win over traditional rival so early in the season. However, the win in the Spanish Super Cup is important because it is the first time the Catalan side have managed to overcome their perennial rivals in the two legged affair and lift the trophy.
Pep Guardiola and his squires have now won eleven trophies over the course of three years, nevertheless the victory in the Spanish Super Cup will standout because of the history between the two sides. Not only have they taken their tally in the former Copa
de Campeones wins to an enviable 10, but they have finally overcome the resistance of Los in the trophy.
Barcelona were on the back foot for the majority of the game at Santiago Bernabeu and managed to take the honours thanks to a magnificent http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296. Jose Mourinho’s side were left ruing the missed chances at home ground after producing a meagre two goals
in spite of twenty efforts on goal. The Catalans, on the other hand, were far more efficient with their chances and converted twice from their four chances, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 and Messi on song.
At Camp Nou, the diminutive http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 international was on fire once again as he added two goals against his name. He was instrumental in the overall scheme of things, setting up the opener for Andres Iniesta at Camp Nou before using the ball to devastating
effect. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 troubled the scorers for Real Madrid in their attempt to change the direction of the proceedings but to no avail.
With the win in the two legged affair, the Catalans have finally settled their score with Real Madrid, failing to do so in their last four attempts. Looking back in the history books show that in the previous attempts, the Whites have humbled their friends
with ease even beating a Johan Cruyff led Barcelona side over the two legs.
Los Blancos won their first trophy against their biggest nemesis in Spanish top flight football in 1988, having failed to do so in their last three attempts. Madrid had failed in 1982 against Real Sociedad and had given up their option of facing Real Zaragoza
and Real Sociedad in 1986 and 1987. It was the first time the two traditional rivals faced each other in the season opener, with everything on stake for both clubs.
A lot of things were going on in the background as the clubs prepared for the prize. Bernd Schuster changed allegiances as he swapped the Catalonian realms with the Spanish capital. The German was much loved at Camp Nou by the Cules, who were sad to see
their talisman leave after eight prolific years of service where he scored 63 goals in 170 official games. Now in the opposite dugout, he made his old club face the music with his tantalizing display.
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