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Puig saves Barcelona, Real Madrid get shocked: Spanish Super Cup proves soccer's best when it's unpredictable

No one could wipe the grin off Riqui Puig's face. At the end of 120 minutes in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, Barcelona were still standing, somehow. Marc-Andre ter Stegen had rescued them repeatedly, but his work was not done yet and nor was theirs. They still lingered on the edge.

It was late, it was Barcelona 1-1 Real Sociedad, and it was time for penalties.

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Standing at the side of the pitch in Seville, Barca manager Ronald Koeman held a piece of paper.