Last night FC Barcelona and Real Madrid faced off against each other for the 281st time in their long and rich rivalry. They faced each other for the first time outside Spain as the match was played in the Saudi Capital of Riyadh.
As expected Real Madrid did not give Barcelona a lot of opportunities and played tremendously well in the 90 minutes to get their 2 goals. Real took the lead both times with a 1-0 and a 2-1 scoreline.
Barcelona were always going to be the chasing side but no one expected so much attacking finesse from the young side as soon as the whistle blew. Barcelona managed to equalise both times in the 90 minutes to send the match into the extra 30 minutes.
However, Barcelona’s defence just couldn’t keep up with Real Madrid’s well Synced attack by the first half of the extra time as Valverde struck the ball into the net to get Real the El Clasico win in Saudi Arabia.
Even with the likes of Luuk de Jong, Araujo, Pedri, Gavi and Ferran Torres, Barcelona just couldn’t match Real Madrid’s well gelled unit to score enough and get the win.
Now Real Madrid await the winner of the second semi finals between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club to see who they will be facing on Sunday night in Riyadh for the Supercopa de Espana trophy.