Football
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.
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.
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