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Cesc Fabregas was Fouled in his Barcelona Debut
El Clasico – Spanish Super Cup – FC Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid
Champions League title holders, FC Barcelona, won the Spanish Super Cup – also known as El Clasico.
The Spanish Super Cup, also known as El Clasico was exciting for the most part, but once again finished on a sour note. The clash was highlighted in a negative way in the end by Mourinho gouging Tito Villanova’s eye, after Marcelo was red carded for hacking Cesc Fabregas.
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 for the match, and 5-4 on aggregate to win the Spanish Supercup.
Barca superstar, Lionel Messi, scored two goals, and Andres Iniesta got the other – while Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos scored for Los Blancos.
“Real Madrid gave a spectacular performance from the first to the last minute,” commented Jose Mourinho. “I just say what I think. We came here to play.
“The referee must punish what he deems punishable,” he said. “Pepe and Marcelo played a great game, one for the entire 90 minutes and the other for 45. Pepe saw a booking for a minor tackle and Marcelo gave a great performance.
“I’m not going to say we’re happy because we didn’t win the Spanish Super Cup; that would be hypocritical of me. We intend to play like men and not fall on the ground at the slightest touch.”
Barcelona FC manager, Pep Guardiola, has now won 11 major honors since becoming Barca coach in 2008.
Guardiola was delighted with Barca’s performance.
“What will stay with me is the inhuman effort of the players,” he said. “They responded like the players they are: eternal, mythical, unrepeatable, honest, who like to train and play football.
“Truthfully, seeing the way they responded, it’s a privilege and honor to be their manager.”
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