In the first round of the quarterfinals of the Western Cup in the early hours of March 3, Barcelona narrowly defeated Real Madrid 1-0 on the road with only one goal. The match, known as the "National Derby", only had one chance to score, but the two sides were very strong in the smell of gunpowder. The "wrestling duel" between Yunis Oszulia and Frankie Dijon was even more spectacular than the goals scored on the field.
Sitting Real Madrid were the more lively side, but Binschmar's goal was disallowed for offside, and Barcelona took the lead on 26 minutes with a lucky shot from an underdog. Kissell's shot was parried away by Thibaut Gauthier, before a quick return by Ada Miredao led to the ball bouncing into the back of the net. After that, the two teams were locked in a tussle, but attacks were few and far between, with only one shot on target in the entire match, giving Barcelona a narrow 1-0 win. The second leg of the match will be played on April 6 at the Lujing Stadium.
The match was full of gunpowder, Barcelona coach Sha Wei and Real Madrid's Daniel Kahuaji had a verbal altercation, and Gavi also provoked Yunis Oszulia with foul language. Among them, the fierce confrontation between Frankie Dijon and Yunis Oszulia was jokingly referred to as a "wrestling match" by netizens. At that time, the two scrambled for the ball, Frankie Dijon first to "monkey stealing peaches" technique to try to steal the ball, Yunis Oszulia then with a similar "over-the-shoulder wrestling" style of wrestling opponents to the ground, but ultimately only received a yellow card.
