Barcelona vs. Real Madrid – Super Copa – Match Review (Part 3)
With Barcelona taking the lead in the first half, Real Madrid seemed to be furious. It was for the second time that Los Blancos managed to dominate in the first half and still trailed with a goal. In the first leg, Barcelona took a 1-2 lead over Madrid right
before half time. The same way, Messi managed to score a second right before half time to give Barcelona the advantage.
With the second half starting, Real Madrid went on a rampage. The Portuguese centre back, Pepe was found guilty of two fouls which deserved a yellow card. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique to hold him off
during a corner kick.
On the other hand, Barcelona came close to scoring a third. First, Lionel Messi got a chance to find the back of the net and later http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 had the opportunity to score from a header.
Barcelona looked to be dominant for some time and it looked as if they would score the next goal. A free kick won by Lionel Messi on the right flank was taken by Messi himself. The Argentinean spotted David Villa inside the penalty area and even though the
Spaniard looked as if he was alone in front of goal, he still failed to find the back of the net.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Ramos-c33096 had a chance from a corner kick but he failed to convert a free header and Real Madrid couldn’t really score from a perfect goal scoring opportunity.
Los Blancos later managed to score during the 82nd minute. It was Karim Benzema who worked hard throughout the game and he finally managed to find the back of the net.
The Real Madrid substitute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 controlled the ball at the right time and
easily placed it to find the back of the net.
The score line became 2-2 as the Catalan defence conceded a goal from a scramble. However, it was 2-2 nonetheless as the match looked to be moving to extra time.
However, with Lionel Messi in the game, anything can be predicted. The Argentinean striker managed to score a late winner for the Catalans and helped them win the Super Copa.
The substitute Cesc Fabregas gave a perfect pass to Lionel Messi who gave it to the on-rushing Adriano. The Brazilian full back made a run forward and chipped the ball towards http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 who easily converted with a single touch.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 took the lead during the 87th minute, all thanks to a goal from Lionel Messi. However, the match did not end right there as a fight broke out after Marcelo made a rash tackle on Cesc Fabregas.
The Spaniard was controlling the ball on the side line as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 simply dived in and showed no intention to take the ball. The referee decided to give a straight red card to the Real Madrid full back while Jose Mourinho was also seen poking the eye of the
Barcelona assistant coach. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629, Mesut Ozil and Marcelo were shown red cards.
The match ended as Barcelona lifted the Super Copa trophy for the third time in succession.
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