Barcelona stays a piece in progress underneath Xavi, and whereas there have been glimpses of brighter days forward, there’s nonetheless work to be performed for this model of the workforce to catch this model of Real Madrid.
Barcelona battled again from a goal down on two events to Real Madrid within the semifinals of the Spanish Tremendous Cup on Wednesday, forcing further time in Saudi Arabia just for Federico Valverde to grab a 3rd lead for Los Blancos within the newest version of El Clásico.
Luuk de Jong answered Vinicius Junior’s opener, whereas Ansu Fati made his return and headed within the second equalizer after Karim Benzema’s go-ahead strike, making for fairly the spectacle in Riyadh. It was added to by Valverde, who was one among 4 Real Madrid gamers in place to complete off Rodrygo’s cross from the appropriate.
The match additionally marked the debut of latest Barcelona signing Ferran Torres, who was in a position to be registered when Samuel Umtiti restructured his take care of the membership after which overcame a constructive COVID-19 take a look at in time to make the journey for the match. Pedri, who had been out with an damage since Sept. 29, additionally made his return, approaching as a second-half substitute.
The winner faces both Atlético Madrid or Athletic Bilbao within the remaining of the Tremendous Cup, which went to a four-team format starting in 2019-20.
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