2nd title for Flick in the Cup thriller
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The former national coach Hansi Flick won the Spanish cup final against Real Madrid with FC Barcelona through a late goal in the extension. The Frenchman Jules Koundé decided the final against the arch -rival in the 116th minute with the goal to 3: 2 (2: 2, 1: 0). After Barcelona’s lead by Pedri (28th minute), Kylian Mbappé (70th) and Aurélien Tchouameni (77th) real in Sevilla Front, Ferran Torres (84.) and took care of the extension.
Flick’s team was superior in the first half and deservedly took the lead. After a back pass from Lamine Yamal, Pedri circulated the ball from almost 20 meters exactly into the goal angle. Afterwards, Real was lucky that Dani Olmos cornerball just passed the rear goal post (44th) and Barcelona did not lead 2-0 at the break. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti switched to the French striker Mbappé, who was recently struck on the ankle. Shortly after the restart, Vinicius Junior had the chance to equalize, but the Brazilian failed twice due to Barcelona’s goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
The pole then had no chance against a free kick from Mbappé, which put the ball from 20 meters on the inner post. Just seven minutes later, Tchouameni headed a corner kick for the real leadership. Barcelona came back, however: after passing from Yamal, Ferran Torres put the ball past the Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois running out and pushed into the empty goal. After a duel between Raúl Asencio and Raphinha in the penalty area, there was no penalty and extension after minutes. Koundé finally scored there by a low shot after a bad pass from Luka Modric.
The already replaced German international Antonio Rüdiger saw the red card shortly before the final whistle because he complained too violently over the referee. The real defender could only be held back in front of the bank.
Second title for Flick in Barcelona: “Very proud of my team”
“I am very proud of my team. It is incredible, it always has an answer to the pitch, I am very proud of everything. I guess what you do on the pitch. Everyone is proud of this team, not just me. The fans, the club – everyone deserves it. When I saw the celebrations after the game, it was very happy. It was very happy today. Very well done in the extension.Quoted via Barçawelt).
Club boss Joan Laporta was already looking forward after the cup victory and with confidence in the still outstanding tasks in League and Champions League: “I am very happy. The players show their quality, their commitment. We can be proud of this team, because she wins hard. Inter is now awaiting us on Wednesday. The tiredness will probably be less noticeable. Team, but I think it is very important for the league.
Youngster Lamine Yamal celebrated with his teammates with his teammates, the third victory in the third game against the arch -rival from the Spanish state capital this season: “Even if you score a goal against us, this is not a problem. Even if you do two goals against us. You simply cannot beat us this season. We have noticed that.”
The mood, on the other hand, was linked: “We had everything under control. They caught ourselves with a ball and then the game complicated. I think that the team kept up well, it did what it was supposed to do. We were close, but we have to continue fighting. We did that very well today, I cannot accuse the team today. Half of the victory was that we don’t have to hold the cup in our hands.cited via “real total”).