Barcelona Beat Real Betis on Penalties, Set Up 'El Clasico' Super Cup Final Against Real Madrid
News 18Marc-André ter Stegen saved two penalties and Pedri converted the deciding spot kick as Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4-2 in a shootout Thursday to set up a Spanish Super Cup final against rival Real Madrid this weekend in Saudi Arabia. It will be the first time Spanish powerhouses Barcelona and Madrid meet in the Super Cup final since the competition was revamped and taken to Saudi Arabia in 2020. Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis was trying to reach its first Super Cup final since 2005 when it lost to Barcelona. “We felt like we deserved to win in regulation but it wasn’t possible, and then Ter Stegen made some good saves.” The Super Cup used to be played only between the Spanish league champion and the Copa del Rey winner, but now the runners-up in both competitions also participate in the Final Four tournament that was taken to Saudi Arabia in a lucrative deal for the Spanish soccer federation.