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On Tuesday evening, a match took place to honor Diego Maradona - "Barcelona" and "Boca Juniors" faced each other in a friendly match for the Maradona Cup. "Boca Juniors" players triumphed in the match and won the cup. The Buenos Aires team beat the "Barcelona" team after a penalty shootout, with the main time ending 1:1. Catalan players scored only two penalty kicks, while "Boca Juniors" players scored all four, winning the series 4:2. This match marked the second debut of Dani Alves in the "Barcelona" team. The Brazilian scored one of the penalty kicks and gained much-needed practice in football field, as according to "La Liga" rules, he cannot play in official matches this year with the Catalans. The goal in this match for "Barça" was scored by 22-year-old Ferran Jutgla, joined by other well-known players such as Clement Lenglet, Philippe Coutinho, Eric Garcia, Sergino Dest, Riqui Puig, Neto, Yusuf Demir, and Oscar Mingueza. Exequiel Zeballos scored a goal for "Boca Juniors" in this match. Argentinian team was represented by players Eduardo Salvio and Marcos Rojo. Despite being a friendly match, Barcelona with Xavi suffered their fourth consecutive loss. This weekend, the Catalans will face the "Elche" team at home in the Spanish league.
🎬 The best plays from the #MaradonaCup, complete with the second Barça debut of @DaniAlvesD2, @Ferranett7's first Barça goal, and a penalty shootout pic.twitter.com/H3NBy4w4JK - FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 14, 2021
Same energy ✨ pic.twitter.com/BFgYsnEjvL - FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 14, 2021
🏆 Cerramos el 2021 levantando la #MaradonaCup. 📷 @GEA_SA pic.twitter.com/WuSMoJvlpd - Planeta Boca Juniors (@PlanetaBoca) December 14, 2021
