Barcelona enter record books with Spanish Super Cup win over Real Madrid – La Liga Special (Part 2)
We continue our discourse on the history of Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid and Barcelona in question. The victory gives the Camp Nou outfit has immersed themselves in the pages of history, a feat unmatched by four previous Barcelona sides. In the first
edition in 1988, Barcelona locked horns with Real Madrid after winning the Copa del Rey, while their arch rivals boasted the league title.
Real strengthened their side with Catalan midfielder, Bernd Schuster, who was at loggerheads with the administration of Los Cules, especially President Nunez. As a result, he was forced to spend a year in the wilderness at Camp Nou. His transfer – free at
that – was a coup by the then-Real Madrid backroom staff, who managed to ensnare a key player from their opposition.
All eyes were on Bernd Schuster before the start, and the Whites had all the reason in the world to let him take the centre stage. With Mexican striker, Hugo Sanchez in the form of his life there was little the Barcelona side could do at the time. In the
first leg, the attacking talisman was at his best alongside Spanish attacking midfielder, Michel, to take bragging rights in the first leg.
Jose Mari Bakero was on song for the Catalans in the second leg as he scored a brace. However, his efforts went in vain after Emilio Butragueño got the important away goal in the opening minutes of the game. Real Madrid beat their eternal rivals to lift
the trophy for the first time in their history and would not lose the competition to them any time soon.
Real Madrid locked horns with Barcelona in 1990 after a break of one year, where they automatically won the trophy with the cup and league double. It was business as usual as the two foes met each other again. Hristo Stoichkov was at the centre of controversy
with his brutish stomp that led to a ban of two months from football.
Michel was there to torment the Catalans as he gave his side an important 1-0 win at the home of Barcelona. In the return leg, Madrid continue to add insult to the injury as they ripped apart their opposition. Real Madrid won with a four-goal margin at their
home ground and retained the bragging rights in the competition. Emilio Butragueno scored a brace, while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-c16384 Sanchez and Aragon added the other two.
The two sides met again in 1993, and it ended in a gloomy affair for the Catalan dream team. The Cruyff led side had won the European Cup but were beaten 3-1 in the first leg at Santiago Bernabéu. A stalemate in Catalonia meant that Los Blancos continue
their dominance over their counterparts in the competition.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 was the Real Madrid saviour in 1997, as he scored three goals over the two legs. The young striker opened the scoring at Camp Nou and troubled the scorers again with his brace in Madrid’s familiar surroundings. Los Blancos won 5-3 on aggregate and would
not face their rivals for the next fourteen years in the tournament.
More than a decade later, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 has now etched his name in the history books, as he led his club to set the record straight with their arch rivals. The Catalan side have finally bettered their arch rivals and they will be relived to do so in their
fifth attempt. Thanks to the services of the diminutive http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 international, Barcelona now have the bragging rights as they add trophy after trophy to their ranks.
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