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Real beat Valencia on penalties in the competition’s first semi-final on Wednesday, while Barcelona also needed a penalty shootout to beat Real Betis on Thursday and we’ll see El Clasico at the end.
Real Madrid weren’t at their best against Valencia on Wednesday, but Ancelotti’s side managed to win. An effort from Samuel Lino early in the second half canceled out Karim Benzema’s penalty. The match went into extra time, then, finally, everything was decided by a penalty shootout.
Benzema, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Marco Asensio converted their attempts, while Valencia failed to score two of five penalties, allowing Carlo Ancelotti’s side to reach the final.
Real Madrid faced off at Valencia after losing 1-2 to Villarreal in La Liga to leave them second in the table. Behind the championship leader “Barcelona” – three points with the same number of games (16).
The Creamy currently face off on four fronts: they face Villarreal in the Copa del Rey round of 16 on January 19, and their Champions League campaign resumes next month with the team traveling to Liverpool for the first leg of the eighth finals. 16.
The Spanish Super Cup is not a priority competition, but the game has undoubtedly become more important due to Barcelona’s presence in the final, and victory will put Madrid on the same level as the Catalans – 13 wins in this particular tournament. .
Real Madrid have already beaten Barcelona 3-1 this season at the Bernabéu in La Liga in mid-October.
Barcelona also needed penalties to reach the final.
The Catalan side took the lead twice after goals from Robert Lewandowski and Ansu Fati, but Betis responded with accurate shots from Nabil Fekir and Lauren Moron before eventually losing on penalties.
Barcelona are the most successful team in this competition, but they haven’t won a trophy since 2018, losing in the 2020-21 Spanish Super Cup final to Athletic Bilbao.
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