Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen's heroics helped Barcelona beat Real Betis in a tiebreaker at the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia. As a result, football fans will be lucky to see another 'El Clasico' in the middle of the season.
Barcelona confirmed the 'El Clasico' final by defeating Betis in a tiebreaker
Barcelona reached the final of the Spanish Super Cup after beating Real Betis 4-2 in a tiebreaker in a thrilling match. As a result, the Catalans will face Real Madrid in the final. Real had already secured the final by beating Valencia in a tiebreaker.
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen's heroics helped Barcelona beat Real Betis in a tiebreaker at the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia. As a result, football fans will be lucky to see another 'El Clasico' in the middle of the season.
Pedri gave Barcelona the lead 24 minutes into the first half of the match, but the goal was disallowed by VAR for offside. Barca scored a legitimate goal in the 40th minute, this time Robert Lewandowski put the Catalans ahead.
Even though the match continued, neither team could see a goal. It looked like Barcelona were going to win 1-0. But Nabil Fekir of Betis made a mistake. He equalized the match in the 77th minute.
After that, if no more goals are scored in the allotted time, the game will be played in extra 30 minutes. Ansu Fati put Barcelona forward again at the beginning. But Xavi's team could not stay ahead for long, Betis equalized in the match once again with the goal of Lauren Morone in the 101th minute.
With the score tied at 2-2 after 120 minutes, a tiebreaker had to be resorted to to decide the fate of the match. Barcelona scored in their first four shots, Ter Stegan became the hero by stopping Betis' third and fourth shots. Barcelona also reached the final.
Barcelona will face arch-rivals Real Madrid in the final on January 15 at 1pm. They are also the two most successful teams in this tournament. Real have won 12 times compared to Barcelona's 13 titles.