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19-05-2025
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FC Barcelona News: 13 May 2025
Hansi Flick: Four Clásicos out of four - FC Barcelona Hansi Flick always wins El Clásico! Four victories in his first four duels against the eternal rival. It sounds easy, but Flick's task is anything but. Only Josep Guardiola, who won his first five Clásicos, can better that record. Four Clásico wins for the history books - FC Barcelona Winning a Clásico is always more than a win but Hansi Flick has turned it into an art form after taking victory in his first four official games against Real Madrid (plus a pre-season win in the USA). Advertisement Ferran Torres: more than a goalscorer - FC Barcelona One of the names of the season for FC Barcelona has to be Ferran Torres García. The blaugrana striker is having his best ever season at the Club after scoring 19 goals and also providing seven assists. On Sunday in Barça's 4-3 win over Real Madrid the man from Valencia created three goals, proving once and for all that he is not just a goalscorer. Eric Garcia leading the way - FC Barcelona Eric Garcia has hit on some tremendous form, and although it's not his usual duty, he's been scoring goals too. No few than five this season. But until Sunday he hadn't scored at the Estadi Olimpic, and what a time to it for the first time. Against Real Madrid in the Clásico, and just days after he also scored in Milan. Football and music both winners - FC Barcelona Beyond the football spectacle this Clásico delivered to the eyes of every Barça fan, over the past weekend both football and music triumphed like never before, leaving us with unforgettable images and milestones. Laporta-Zahavi-Flick meeting for the coach's renewal: agreement until 2027 - Mundo Deportivo The president, the agent, and the coach had dinner Sunday night at the Botafumeiro restaurant and toasted the victory and sealed the continuity of the German coach. Advertisement More good news for Raphinha: his renewal is on track - Mundo Deportivo There is talk of extending his contract initially until 2029, but there are still some loose ends to tie up. Szczesny explains his tears after the Clásico: "It was wonderful" - Mundo Deportivo The Polish goalkeeper couldn't contain his emotion at the end of the match against Real Madrid and didn't hesitate to say that "this Barça team is the best team in the world right now." Barça will play a friendly against Vissel Kobe on July 27 - Mundo Deportivo This is what the Japanese club announced on its official channels to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Henry: "This team can always do it" - Mundo Deportivo The former French striker was one of the VIPs who watched El Clásico at Montjuïc and highlighted Barça's ability to come back from behind against Real Madrid. Advertisement Luis Suárez praises Barça from Miami and pays tribute to two players - Mundo Deportivo The Uruguayan striker has applauded Barça's performances under Hansi Flick. More from
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Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid: Kounde strikes late in extra time to take the spoils in El Clasico cup final
They were made to wait until the 116th minute of play for confirmation, but Barcelona fans will tonight celebrate a 32nd Copa del Rey title as they beat Real Madrid 3-2 in a final rife with drama. After regular time ended with two goals for either club, a laboured period of extra-time looked certain to deliver a penalty shootout, before Jules Kounde rifled a low shot home from 25 yards to put Barcelona back in front with no time for Los Blancos to react. In a season where Barcelona had come out on top in both prior Clásicos, the onus was on Real to preserve their honour. The Derby atmosphere was tangible and the vitriol plentiful as the two sides played out a Clasico for the ages and Barcelona made it a hat-trick of wins over their most hated rivals this season. Pedri opened the scoring in the first half with a wonderful strike, perfectly balancing power and placement as he drilled his shot well beyond Courtois. That advantage would last through to half-time, at which stage Real woke up. Ancelotti introduced the big guns, adding Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric, totally reversing the match's momentum as he did so. Mbappe's ankle injury was clearly long forgotten as he caused Barcelona's back-line all sorts of problems with his pace and power. He scored a stunning free-kick with 20 minutes remaining, and could have added a second moments later if not for Pau Cubarsi's late block. Just a few minutes later, though, it all looked to be over as Aurelien Tchouameni headed home from Luka Modric's corner. Barcelona were left bewildered, going from a place of total control to a goal behind in just seven minutes, and white ribbons were all but hung on the trophy. Not if Lamine Yamal had anything to say about it. He looped a perfect pass over the top to put Ferran Torres through on goal - Courtois looked to claim it but was caught in no man's land, and the Spaniard finished into an empty net to force extra time. There would be more drama before the final whistle, though. A Barcelona penalty would be overturned after a lengthy VAR check, with the aggrieved Raphinha eventually booked for simulation, and Vinicius would leave the field of play injured. It was a level playing field heading into extra time, then. The first quarter of an hour came and went with little notable action. It seemed as though the same would be true in the second half, before Kounde's effort put Barca ahead at a crucial juncture. There were ugly scenes after the 120th minute as an incensed Rudiger launched ice packs at referee Ricardo de Burgos, earning a red card for his troubles, but that would not affect the result. Tonight, it will be the famous Blaugrana celebrating into the small hours. They will not forget this match in a hurry.
