Real Madrid in the final, he will fight for a record-equalling 14th Spanish Super Cup title Barcelona after goals in the second half by Judy Bellingham AND Rodrygo helped them win 3-0 Majorca in Thursday’s semifinal.
England The Bellingham midfielder broke the tie after the hour mark with a low shot into the middle of the goal in front of the Mallorca defender Martin ValiantAn own goal doubled the lead in stoppage time before Rodrygo struck from close range.
Spanish champions Madrid will play for the trophy on Sunday against Barcelona after conceding goals Gavi AND Laminy Yamal won by Catalan club A 2-0 to win Sports Club on Wednesday.
Barcelona and Madrid will meet in the final of the competition for the third time in a row. Carlo Ancelotti’s team won last year, while Barcelona last lifted the trophy in 2023.
Barcelona has a record of 14 titles and Madrid has 13.
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Last year King’s Cup finalists Mallorca defended well in the match against Madrid, and after the first attempts at half-time the match was goalless Lucas Vazquez and Bellingham forced the Mallorca goalkeeper Dominik Greif in saving.
However, Bellingham found a way past the Slovak goalkeeper in the 63rd minute after an excellent team move.
Rodrygo hit the post with a header and Kylian MbappeGreif’s next shot was brilliantly blocked before Bellingham opened the scoring.
White people continued to press to extend the lead but failed to find the net again until Valjent sent the ball into his own net two minutes into stoppage time in an attempt to block the Madrid substitute’s shot Brahim Diaz.
Three minutes later, Rodrygo made it 3-0 after a phenomenal cross from Vazquez into the penalty area to celebrate his 24th birthday in style.
As of 2020, the Spanish Super Cup features four teams, featuring the winners and runners-up of LaLiga and the Copa del Rey.
