OneFootball
Richard Buxton·11 January 2024
OneFootball
Richard Buxton·11 January 2024
Barcelona will do battle with Real Madrid for the Supercopa after overpowering Osasuna in Thursday’s semi-final.
Scorers: Lewandowski 59′, Lamal 90+3′
Neither team was able to engineer a breakthrough during a cagey opening 45 minutes in Riyadh despite the reigning Spanish champions comfortably dominating possession.
Robert Lewandowski finally broke the deadlock shortly before the hour mark after controlling İlkay Gündoğan’s defence=splitting pass and unleashing a tidy finish.
Osasuna continued to push for a leveller in the closing stages as Ante Budimir forced the Blaugrana’s second-choice goalkeeper Iñaki Peña into several crucial saves.
But Lamine Yamal inflicted a final blow deep into added time to see Xavi’s side through to Sunday’s final with Madrid in a repeat of last season’s Clásico showpiece.