The final of the Spanish Cup – or King's Cup – took French accent this Saturday evening in Seville. FC Barcelona on this occasion had the last word thanks to a goal from Jules Koundé (3-2). In a match that switched to overtime and that had seen Kylian Mbappé and Aurélien Tchouaméni before finding the flaw for Real Madrid.
Dominator in the first act, Barça logically opened the scoring in this part played with pulled knives, on a marvel of worked strike signed Pedri (1-0, 28e). Only the entry into the game of Mbappé at the break has changed everything for Real, previously worn by the Bellingham alone. Author of the Equalization on a free kick (1-1, 70e), the captain of the Blues saw his compatriot Tchouameni follows suit in the process, of a victorious head (1-2, 77e).
In the Money Time, however, an approximate exit from Courtois was able to revive the Catalan training, perfectly exploited by Torres (2-2, 84e). And Barça to make the difference in overtime finally, on a clear strike from Koundé just five minutes from the penalty shootout (3-2, 116e).
Already in Spanish Super Cup …
After putting pressure on the arbitration for the past week, Real Madrid fell in love with an Rüdiger expelled for a bad gesture against the main referee. However, the many errors still observed this Saturday evening from the officials above all had the White House.
What does it matter for FC Barcelona in fine. Leader of the Liga with four lengths ahead of his Madrid rival five lifted from the end of the season, Club Blaugrana wins his 32 theree King's Cup-The first since 2021. On January 12 in Saudi Arabia, Barça had already dominated Real in the final of the Spanish Super Cup (5-2).
