Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-1 in the final of the Spanish Super Cup at the Kingfahad Stadium in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Sunday night. This is the first time the Catalans have won a tournament since Lionel Messi left the club.
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In all, this is Barca's 14th Spanish Super Cup title. On the contrary, Real coach Carlo Ancelotti lost in a final for the first time since 2014.
Xavi, who won 27 titles as a Barca player, found his first success as a coach in Gavi's craft. Apart from scoring one goal himself, the other two goals were made by this 18-year-old young midfielder.
In the 33rd minute, Gavi put Barca ahead with a perfect finish from Robert Lewandowski's pass. Lewandowski doubled the lead with Gavi's assist before the break. In the 69th minute, Pedri knocked Real out of the match by making the gap 3-0 from another pass by Gavi. Karim Benzema's consolation goal in added time only narrowed Real's deficit.
However, Ancelotti does not see anything insulting in such a helpless surrender against arch-rivals, "There is nothing insulting in it." We lost to Barcelona, the way we beat them in the league. They played well. They deserve the win.
On the other hand, only Gavi in the mouth of Barca coach Xavi - I have said many times before, I never get tired of praising Gavi. The boy has no limits, don't hold him back. ... We don't want to stop. This is the first title of the season, not the end.
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