Evening Standard
·29 novembre 2024
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Finished level in Qatar before Barcelona win shootout
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Real Madrid battled back to earn a 2-2 draw but Barcelona then came out on top on penalties in Qatar. After an entertaining 80-minute match, Barcelona won 4-2 in the shootout to get one over on their big rivals.
Juan Pablo Sorin opened the scoring, finishing well at the back post, before Ronaldinho doubled the lead as he clipped a sensational free-kick into the top corner from 20 yards out. David Villa and Ludovic Giuly also impressed in a half dominated by Barcelona.
Real, though, came out quickly after the break and got themselves level with two goals in the space of five minutes. Edwin Congo slid a pass through to Luis Figo and the winger made no mistake from close range, before Congo then got himself on the scoresheet as he pounced on a Frank de Boer to run clean through on goal and equalise.
Visualizza l' imprint del creatorBarcelona had the chance to win it late on, when Real were left furious as Luis Figo collided with Ricardo Quaresma in the box and the referee pointed to the spot. However, Patrick Kluivert’s spot-kick was saved well by Pedro Contreras as it finished level. The two sides will meet again in Tokyo on December. Catch up on all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!