Spanish Super Cup final, Barcelona vs Real Madrid Sporting
Barcelona beat Osasuna by two goals in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals on Thursday before taking on traditional rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final, currently in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Barcelona will face Real Madrid in next Sunday's final, having qualified with a 5-3 win over Atletico Madrid after two play-off periods on Wednesday.
The final match of the tournament will be played at the Olpark Stadium, which also hosted two semi-finals.
Robert Lewandowski scored Barcelona's first goal in the 59th minute, before Al-Amin Gamal added the second in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. It was the 16-year-old's first goal since October last year.
He threatened! ⚽
Lewandowski helps Barcelona lead in Super Cup 🔥#Barcelona_Osasuna#Spanish_Super |#SSC pic.twitter.com/2DaIc8SmER
— SSC (@ssc_sports) January 11, 2024
He threatened! ⚽
Lamin scores second goal for Barcelona ⚽️🔥#Barcelona_Osasuna#Spanish_Super |#SSC pic.twitter.com/sYRfCtkAmA
— SSC (@ssc_sports) January 11, 2024
The two clubs will meet in the final for the second consecutive time after meeting in Saudi Arabia last season, with Barcelona winning 3-1.
Barcelona holds the record for the most Super Cup titles with 14 titles, ahead of Real Madrid (12), Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo La Coruña (3) and Atletico Madrid (2 ).
