Barcelona locked horns with Real Madrid at the Estadio de La Cartuja earlier tonight as they looked to earn a good result in the final of the Copa del Rey. The Catalan club made a great start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 28th minute when Pedri got his name on the scoresheet. Hansi Flick’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Kylian Mbappe equalised for Los Blancos in the 70th minute before Aurelien Tchouameni completed the turnaround just seven minutes later. Barca grabbed a late equaliser thanks to Ferran Torres as the contest went to extra time.
Jules Kounde ended up scoring the only goal of extra-time in the 116th minute as Barcelona secured a hard-fought 3-2 win in the Copa del Rey final.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the clash against Los Blancos.
GK: Wojciech Szczęsny – 7/10
Szczesny made his fair share of saves but won’t be pleased after conceding twice in the second half.
RB: Jules Kounde – 8/10
He did his best to keep Vinicius Jr. quiet and ended up scoring a dramatic winner in the 116th minute.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 7/10
Cubarsi did his best to keep things solid inside his half but won’t be pleased after shipping in two goals tonight.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 6/10
He looked a bit shaky defensively at times but did enough to secure the win.
LB: Gerard Martin – 7/10
Martin performed his defensive duties well but didn’t do much going forward.
CM: Pedri – 7.5/10
He opened the goal-scoring with a good strike in the first half but was quiet after the half-time break.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 6/10
De Jong began the match well but lacked quality in the opponent’s half.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and ended the game with a couple of assists to his name.
CAM: Dani Olmo – 6/10
Olmo struggled to influence the game up top and was replaced in the 65th minute.
LW: Raphinha – 6/10
He got himself into some dangerous areas but failed to take his chances.
ST: Ferran Torres – 7/10
Torres was quiet in the first half and came to his team’s rescue by scoring a late equaliser which took the match to extra-time.
Substitutes:
CM: Fermin Lopez – 6/10
He added some energy to Flick’s midfield.
CM: Gavi – 6/10
Gavi struggled to make an impact.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 7/10
He kept things tidy defensively after coming off the bench.
CB: Eric Garcia – 7/10
He was solid in extra time.
ST: Pau Victor – N/A
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