Breathtaking 120-minute final, Barcelona crowned King's Cup

(NLDO) – Kylian Mbappe and Aurelien Tchouameni gave Real Madrid hope but fellow Frenchman Jules Kounde scored the winning goal for Barcelona.

Despite attacking and demanding to change the referee, declaring to cancel training, cancel press conferences and even demanding to withdraw from the match, Real Madrid finally agreed to return to the King's Cup final with Barcelona.

"Los Blancos" show that they are ready to overcome all obstacles even though everyone knows that this is just the way the Royal team reduces public pressure when their internal affairs are full of turmoil.

Lamine Yamal with strange appearance continues to be the "nemesis" of Real Madrid's defense

It was a bit of a surprise when Kylian Mbappe was not registered as a substitute while Ferland Mendy was only on the field for a few minutes before having to give way to Fran Garcia.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti's decisions left Real Madrid at a disadvantage against Barcelona throughout the entire first half.

Real Madrid barely created any dangerous chances in the first half.

Controversy erupted in the 16th minute when Federico Valverde handled the ball in the box as he fell, but the referee decided not to award a penalty. However, Barcelona did not have to wait long to open the scoring in the 28th minute.

Pedri played a long pass to Lamine Yamal and as the player was closely marked by the Real Madrid defence, Pedri sneaked up to the area in front of the penalty area, received a pass from Yamal and fired a dangerous shot.

The ball went straight into the top corner of the goal, leaving goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois unable to stop it despite jumping as far as he could.

Pedri (8) opened the scoring for Barcelona with a cannon shot

After the break, coach Carlo Ancelotti was forced to bring Kylian Mbappe onto the field and the appearance of the French striker helped Real Madrid play better. In the 70th minute, Mbappe equalized for the "White Vultures" with a superb direct free kick.

Kylian Mbappe scores a free kick for Real Madrid

Minutes later, another Real Madrid substitute, Arda Guler, crossed the ball from a corner kick for AurelienTchouameni to head into the Barcelona net.

AurelienTchouameni headed the ball into the net against Barcelona, ​​putting Real Madrid ahead

From leading with overwhelming dominance in the first 45 minutes, Barcelona now had to chase the score.

In the 84th minute, Lamine Yamal sent a pass over Antonio Rudiger's head, creating conditions for Ferran Torres to run down and beat goalkeeper Courtois with a shot into the empty net. 2-2 for Barcelona.

Barcelona rejoice after Ferran Torres' equalizer 2-2

After 90 minutes, the two teams had to enter extra time. In the 116th minute, from a wrong pass by Luka Modric, Jules Kounde stole the ball and fired a powerful shot that left goalkeeper Courtois helpless, raising the score to 3-2 for "La Blaugrana".

Jules Kounde scores against Real Madrid in extra time

The Joy of Barcelona

The match heated up at the end of the second period of extra time. Mbappe was penalized after dribbling past Eric Garcia, causing a furious reaction from Real Madrid's substitutes.

Antonio Rudiger and Lucas Vazquez could not keep calm, shouted and rushed onto the field, causing them to receive a direct red card.

Barcelona won the 32nd King's Cup title in history

With a dramatic 3-2 win, Barcelona won the 32nd King's Cup title in history and soon had a "double" with two crowns in the Spanish Super Cup as well as the King's Cup.

They still have two fronts, La Liga and Champions League, to conquer and at the same time realize their ambition to win the great "quadruple" this season.

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