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“Real dances its way to the final,” headlines the Spanish newspaper Marca. First Los Blancos put a tango on the green floor in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Barça, then they celebrate in the locker room.
The Madrilenians humiliated their arch-rivals in their stadium 4-0. The big character: Karim Benzema. The reigning world footballer manages to score a flawless hat-trick in the second half, it is already the second in four days. The 35-year-old is celebrated online as “the best number 9 of our generation”, Mesut Özil (34) pays tribute to his former Real colleagues.
No White has scored a Clásico hat-trick since Ivan Zamorano in 1995. You’ll have to scroll back even further to find Real’s latest hat-trick at the Camp Nou. The Hungarian Ferenc Puskás last succeeded on December 15, 1963.
So while Benzema ended two dry spells for the capital club, Vinicius Jr. for personal redemption. The Brazilian gave Real the lead in extra time in the first half. It is his first Clásico goal at the Camp Nou, having previously gone 376 minutes without a goal in Barcelona.
Xavi serves – fans want Messi back
And how is the mood at Barca? Cloudy. Even before the disaster has run its course, the fans are letting the club management know what they want. In the 10th minute they start singing “Messi”. Rumors of a return of the magic flea have been circulating for a long time – will he hear the voices?
The thoughts of coach Xavi (43) are currently far away from Messi, his concerns lie elsewhere: “It’s a difficult evening to digest.” Although he already saw Real as the favorite before the game, he did not expect his team to go down like this. They failed to seize momentum in the first half and instead let Real take over in the second half. “If you don’t kill Real, Real will kill you,” was Xavi’s harsh verdict.
It is an evening that will linger in the bones of the Blaugrana supporters for a long time. A look in the history books shows: After a 1:5 in 1963, it is the heaviest home defeat in a Clásico. Real Madrid is happy, Osasuna awaits May 6 in the final of the Copa del Rey. (che)
Source : Blick
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