Last Updated: January 13, 2023, 07:29 IST
Pedri shone for Barca as they beat Real Betis (Barcelona Twitter deal with)
Barcelona prevailed over Real Betis 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 attract regulation time to progress to Spanish Super Cup closing
Marc-André ter Stegen saved two penalties and Pedri transformed the deciding spot kick as Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4-2 in a shootout Thursday to arrange a Spanish Super Cup closing towards rival Real Madrid this weekend in Saudi Arabia.
Madrid defeated Valencia on penalties within the different semifinal on Wednesday, when Thibaut Courtois made the decisive save.
“Ter Stegen makes the difference,” Barcelona coach Xavi stated. “He makes the two saves and sends us to the final.”
The decisive match can be on Sunday on the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh.
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Barcelona transformed all 4 of its penalties within the shootout and Ter Stegen stopped the efforts by Juanmi and Willian Carvalho to offer the Catalan membership the victory.
“The match was super difficult, Betis made it tough for us,” Ter Stegen stated. “In the end it’s about making it to finals, and we’ve made it. You also need some luck in the shootout, and this time it was on our side.”
The groups drew 1-1 in regulation after Robert Lewandowski scored for Barcelona within the first half and Nabil Fekir equalized for Betis close to the top. The rating was 2-2 after further time as Ansu Fati gave Barcelona an early lead and Loren Morón equalized once more for Betis.
In the shootout, Fati, Lewandowski, and Franck Kessie additionally scored for Barcelona. Morón and Willian José transformed for Betis.
It would be the first time Spanish powerhouses Barcelona and Madrid meet within the Super Cup closing for the reason that competitors was revamped and brought to Saudi Arabia in 2020.
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“It will be a beautiful match,” Ter Stegen stated. “Everyone here wants to see a match like this and I’m thrilled to be able to play in it and to try to win it.”
Madrid will attempt to equal Barcelona with 13 Spanish Super Cup trophies, essentially the most amongst all golf equipment. Barcelona can be making an attempt to win its first Super Cup trophy since 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis was making an attempt to achieve its first Super Cup closing since 2005 when it misplaced to Barcelona.
“We are disappointed, the team played a great match,” Pellegrini said. “We felt like we deserved to win in regulation but it wasn’t possible, and then Ter Stegen made some good saves.”
The Super Cup used to be played only between the Spanish league champion and the Copa del Rey winner, but now the runners-up in both competitions also participate in the Final Four tournament that was taken to Saudi Arabia in a lucrative deal for the Spanish soccer federation.
Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-1 at home in the first “clásico” of the season at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in October.
Lewandowski scored his first goal since the World Cup after a pass from Ousmane Dembélé in the 40th minute. He scored in Poland’s 3-1 loss to France in December in the round of 16 in Qatar, but hadn’t found the net for Barcelona since a 1-0 win at Valencia in the Spanish league in October.
Betis equalized in the 77th when Fekir sent a low shot past Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen.
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Lewandowski thought he had scored his second — and a possible winner late in regulation — but the goal was disallowed for offside in the buildup.
Fati scored early in extra time with a volley from just inside the area, and Morón evened the match about 10 minutes later with a backheel touch from close range.
Betis played the final minutes of extra time with 10 men as Andrés Guardado was sent off with a second yellow card for a hard foul.
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