Only Mbappe is the best
According to coach Ancelotti: “The only thing I keep in mind is Mbappe, this was a very good match for him. He played very well. As for the rest, today we played very poorly. We have to look forward. before”.
Coach Ancelotti consoled Mbappe
Mbappe opened the scoring in the 5th minute for Real Madrid against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final taking place in Saudi Arabia.
However, the Royal Spanish team collapsed later when Lamine Yamal equalized the score 1-1 in the 22nd minute, before Lewandowski increased the score to 2-1 in the 36th minute from the 11 meter mark. At the end of the first half, Raphinha and Alejandro Balde scored two more goals to help the Catalan team lead the score to 4-1.
At the beginning of the second half, in the 48th minute, Raphinha scored the second goal in the match to increase the score to 5-1. It wasn’t until Barcelona’s goalkeeper was disqualified and only played with 10 people that Rodrygo was able to shorten the score to 2-5 for Real Madrid after a beautiful free kick.
The score difference was so large that all of Real Madrid’s efforts failed, and they sadly suffered their second “Super Classic” loss of the season against Barcelona. Last time they lost 0-4 in La Liga.
However, in La Liga, Real Madrid surpassed Barcelona with 43 points compared to 38 points after 19 rounds. Atletico Madrid took the lead with 44 points.
The defeat against Barcelona also left Real Madrid with no chance of setting a record of winning 7 championships in the 2024 – 2025 season. They currently have 2 championships from the beginning of the season, the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, while also competes in 4 other tournaments including La Liga, King’s Cup, Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup. For Barcelona, this is the first championship title under coach Hansi Flick’s reign.
MU overcame difficulties in the FA Cup
Coach Ruben Amorim’s team rediscovered joy after recent poor results, eliminating strong opponent Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup. This epic match took place at Emirates Stadium, the two teams were tied 1-1 after 2 main periods, had to play extra periods without any more goals, before entering the penalty shootout to determine the winner. lose.
MU, with reserve goalkeeper Altay Bayındır, played excellently, blocking an 11-yard kick to help the home team win 5-3 and qualify for the fourth round of the FA Cup against Leicester City. Other strong teams also advance such as Man City, Chelsea, Newcastle, Liverpool, Tottenham…
