BARCELONA RETAINED THE Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Raphinha gave the Catalans a first-half lead, before Vinicius Junior equalised in first-half stoppage time with a stunning solo effort, slaloming off the left wing and nutmegging Jules Kounde before firing the ball into the far corner.
There was remarkably time for another two goals before half-time, with Barcelona quickly re-asserting their lead when Robert Lewandowski dinked the ball over the onrushing Thibaut Courtois having been picked out by Pedri. Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia levelled again from a corner, however, when he steered in the rebound after Dean Huijsen’s towering header was flicked onto his own crossbar by Raphinha.
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Raphinha would have the final word, however, when his second-half strike deflected off Raul Asencio and looped beyond Courtois. Barca clung on in stoppage time after Frenkie de Jong was shown a straight red for catching Kylian Mbappe’s knee with his studs.
In Italy, Scott McTominay kept Napoli in touch with Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a brace in Sunday’s entertaining 2-2 draw at the San Siro, after AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina.
The Scotland midfielder twice equalised to make sure that the reigning champions would stay four points behind Inter, who seemed set to move five points clear of second-placed Milan after taking the lead through Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty in the 73rd minute.
Instead Inter stay three points ahead of their local rivals, with Roma in fourth and level on 39 points with Napoli.
Calhanoglu’s spot-kick, rattled in off the post past penalty specialist Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, seemed to be the decisive blow with Inter in the ascendency and Napoli livid.
The awarding of the spot-kick, for Amir Rrahmani stepping on Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s foot, sent Antonio Conte into a wild rage on the touchline and he was sent off for his rant at officials in which he loudly called the decision “a disgrace”.
But with nine minutes remaining McTominay, who in the first half cancelled out Federico Dimarco’s brilliant early opener, deftly volleyed home his fifth league goal of the season from Noa Lang’s hooked cross to give Napoli a deserved point.
Christopher Nkunku lashed home Milan’s leveller in the 90th minute at the Stadio Artemio Franchi to deny Fiorentina just a third win of a troubled season.
Fiorentina had looked set for the points after Pietro Comuzzo headed home the opener in the 66th minute, but Nkunku’s late strike left the Tuscans on 14 points in 18th place.
Meanwhile in Germany, Michael Olise scored twice and set a Bundesliga assist record as Bayern Munich crushed Wolfsburg 8-1 on Sunday to go 11 points clear at the top of the table.
The Bavarians were ruthless in their return from the winter break, forcing the struggling Wolves into two own goals while Harry Kane, Luis Diaz, Leon Goretzka and Raphael Guerriero also got on the scoresheet.
Unbeaten Bayern have now dropped just four points in 16 Bundesliga games this season, the best record in Europe’s top-five leagues.
Olise’s two assists brought his tally to 25 in 50 league games, more than any other player to have played a half-century of Bundesliga matches.
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Barca beat Madrid in Super Cup thriller, McTominay earns Napoli crucial point at Inter
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BARCELONA RETAINED THE Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Raphinha gave the Catalans a first-half lead, before Vinicius Junior equalised in first-half stoppage time with a stunning solo effort, slaloming off the left wing and nutmegging Jules Kounde before firing the ball into the far corner.
There was remarkably time for another two goals before half-time, with Barcelona quickly re-asserting their lead when Robert Lewandowski dinked the ball over the onrushing Thibaut Courtois having been picked out by Pedri. Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia levelled again from a corner, however, when he steered in the rebound after Dean Huijsen’s towering header was flicked onto his own crossbar by Raphinha.
Raphinha would have the final word, however, when his second-half strike deflected off Raul Asencio and looped beyond Courtois. Barca clung on in stoppage time after Frenkie de Jong was shown a straight red for catching Kylian Mbappe’s knee with his studs.
In Italy, Scott McTominay kept Napoli in touch with Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a brace in Sunday’s entertaining 2-2 draw at the San Siro, after AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina.
The Scotland midfielder twice equalised to make sure that the reigning champions would stay four points behind Inter, who seemed set to move five points clear of second-placed Milan after taking the lead through Hakan Calhanoglu’s penalty in the 73rd minute.
Instead Inter stay three points ahead of their local rivals, with Roma in fourth and level on 39 points with Napoli.
Calhanoglu’s spot-kick, rattled in off the post past penalty specialist Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, seemed to be the decisive blow with Inter in the ascendency and Napoli livid.
The awarding of the spot-kick, for Amir Rrahmani stepping on Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s foot, sent Antonio Conte into a wild rage on the touchline and he was sent off for his rant at officials in which he loudly called the decision “a disgrace”.
But with nine minutes remaining McTominay, who in the first half cancelled out Federico Dimarco’s brilliant early opener, deftly volleyed home his fifth league goal of the season from Noa Lang’s hooked cross to give Napoli a deserved point.
Christopher Nkunku lashed home Milan’s leveller in the 90th minute at the Stadio Artemio Franchi to deny Fiorentina just a third win of a troubled season.
Fiorentina had looked set for the points after Pietro Comuzzo headed home the opener in the 66th minute, but Nkunku’s late strike left the Tuscans on 14 points in 18th place.
Meanwhile in Germany, Michael Olise scored twice and set a Bundesliga assist record as Bayern Munich crushed Wolfsburg 8-1 on Sunday to go 11 points clear at the top of the table.
The Bavarians were ruthless in their return from the winter break, forcing the struggling Wolves into two own goals while Harry Kane, Luis Diaz, Leon Goretzka and Raphael Guerriero also got on the scoresheet.
Unbeaten Bayern have now dropped just four points in 16 Bundesliga games this season, the best record in Europe’s top-five leagues.
Olise’s two assists brought his tally to 25 in 50 league games, more than any other player to have played a half-century of Bundesliga matches.
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