Barça, send them to negotiate the financing

The ones who should be going to Madrid to negotiate the financing are the Barça players, because they're the only Catalans who frighten the capital. Madrid is so burned that they retreated to their own half and waited for their chances, while Barça took possession of the field and the ball, deciding what their solidarity contribution would be. Pedri's assists, Eric's passes, Lamine's joyful play, Raphinha's powerful directness seemed to foreshadow the sweet routine of inevitable victory. But if Barça's DNA is playing football, Madrid's is scoring without playing at all. Three goals in four minutes. Vinícius was no longer playing with a beach ball. 2-2 at halftime.

Madrid came out believing in themselves. Vinícius continued to grow in stature. Asensio was filling in for Pedri like Sergio Ramos filled in for Messi back in the day. For a moment, it seemed the refereeing would take us out of the game. Until Lamine gave a warning and Raphinha scored. Raphinha plays like a captain and scores against Madrid like one of our own. In the end, logic prevailed: Barça, already the league and cup champions, are once again the Spanish Super Cup champions. Madrid remain comfortably in second place. The year has started well.

Finally, you know it's pure coincidence that, of all the countries in the world to expand markets, the Spanish Federation organizes the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy that has the death penalty and 17% of the world's oil reserves, making the separation of religion and state the freedom of freedom.