After trailing early against Real Madrid, Barcelona endured a tense first half that swung wildly in injury time. The Catalan side conceded twice, though they managed to pull one back before the break, sending both teams into halftime locked at 2-2.
Barcelona regained control in the second half when Raphinha found the net with a precise finish, putting Barça back in front. However, drama struck late on as the Blaugrana were reduced to 10 men after a red card in the final minute of regulation time.
Real Madrid pushed hard for another late twist, hoping to repeat their first-half heroics in stoppage time. But this time, there was no miracle.
As the saying goes, “Hansi Flick doesn’t play finals — he wins finals.”
Perfect Record: Flick’s Finals Legacy Grows
The Spanish Super Cup final, played on Sunday at the King Abdullah Sports Academy in Jeddah, proved to be another showcase of Flick’s remarkable composure in decisive matches. Barcelona held firm to secure a thrilling 3-2 victory over their fiercest rivals.
This marked the eighth final of Hansi Flick’s managerial career, and incredibly, he has won all eight, preserving a flawless 100% success rate.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈,” 𝑭𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉. “𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏.”
A Familiar Story Against Real Madrid
Notably, this was Flick’s third final with Barcelona, and once again, the opponent was Real Madrid. Last season, the German tactician guided Barça to both the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey. This year, he added another Super Cup title to his growing collection.
Before arriving in Barcelona, Flick enjoyed a similar dominance with Bayern Munich. In 2020 alone, he lifted five trophies, including the Bundesliga, German Cup, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and German Super Cup.
With such relentless consistency, one conclusion feels unavoidable:
“𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊 𝑭𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆.”
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