{"id":1337525,"date":"2024-01-12T14:30:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1337525"},"modified":"2024-01-12T14:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:32:37","slug":"frenkie-de-jong-barcelona-winning-margin","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/frenkie-de-jong-barcelona-winning-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It was an issue&#8221; &#8211; Frenkie de Jong reflects on Barcelona&#8217;s two-goal win against Osasuna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Real Madrid and Barcelona will contest the 2023\/24 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carlo Ancelotti&#8217;s men came through an entertaining contest with neighbours Atletico Madrid but needed extra time to run out 5-3 winners.<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [sky-bet-b10-get-40-acca] does not exist -->\n<p>Bar\u00e7a, meanwhile, claimed a 2-0 success over Osasuna, a significant result given the club&#8217;s recent outings.<\/p>\n<p>Between their 5-0 win over Antwerp in the Champions League last November and this semi-final triumph the Catalan giants had played 20 matches winning 12 times while suffering four losses.<\/p>\n<p>However, those successes have come by a one-goal margin despite netting two or more goals in seven of those aforementioned contests, a frustrating run influential midfielder Frenkie de Jong acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was an issue, it&#8217;s been a long time since we\u2019ve won by more than one goal,&#8221; he told reporters. &#8220;At the end of the day, it&#8217;s about winning and playing well. We played a serious game, the first half wasn&#8217;t so good but the second half was better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On to the finals?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AhXCfr6Aph\">pic.twitter.com\/AhXCfr6Aph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frenkie de Jong (@DeJongFrenkie21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeJongFrenkie21\/status\/1745765875511128171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s final at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will be this season&#8217;s second Cl\u00e1sico following Real&#8217;s 2-1 comeback win at Estadi Ol\u00edmpic Llu\u00eds Companys last October.<\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham netted twice, including a 90+2 minute winner, in the final 25 minutes after \u0130lkay G\u00fcndo\u011fan gave the hosts a sixth-minute lead.<\/p>\n<p>This will also be the ninth meeting with Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a honours on the line. Before the 2019\/20 edition, these matches were contested over two legs, with Real Madrid winning six on aggregate and once via away goals.<\/p>\n<p>In the only previous single match, which took place last season, Barcelona ran out 3-1 winners.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid and Barcelona will contest the 2023\/24 Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a. 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