Video Shows Disgraceful Dani Ceballos Aggression Towards Gavi

Video Shows Disgraceful Dani Ceballos Aggression Towards Gavi

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:23 PM
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  • Sunday's heated El Clasico once again attracted the interest of football fans worldwide
  • Barcelona convincingly beat Real Madrid, but that did not stop numerous player fights
  • One of those involved Los Blancos midfielder Dani Ceballos and La Blaugrana teen Gavi

Real Madrid midfielder, Dani Ceballos was sighted pulling Barcelona star teenager, Gavi's hair during Sunday's Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia.

Los Blancos suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat to their arch-rivals, thereby losing the Spanish Super Cup they won last season.

Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri were all on target for La Blaugrana, with Karim Benzema scoring a late consolation for Madrid.

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Real Madrid's Dani Ceballos was spotted pulling Gavi's hair during Barcelona's Super Cup thrashing of their El Clasico rivals. Credit: @barcablaugranes. Photo by: David Bustamante/Getty Images.
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During the heated derby, tempers tend to flare up and in some cases, the players go about ensuring the rivalry remains supercharged.

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Sports Brief spotted two incidents, both of which seem to illustrate deliberate attempts to provoke a reaction from Barcelona's Gavi.

In the video posted on Twitter, Real Madrid midfielder Ceballos was reportedly seen attempting to pull the teenager's hair during a break in play.

Gavi reacted angrily to being pulled back in such a painful manner and proceeded to push Ceballos in the chest, before walking away.

Gavi was soon confronted by several Real Madrid players before stars from both sides swarmed around referee, Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.

Gavi puts on a masterclass

Gavi produced one of his best displays in a Barcelona shirt, creating two assists and scoring once, as the Catalans routed the defending champions 3-1 to claim their first trophy under Xavi.

The 18-year-old midfielder also won seven of the nine ground duels, had 88 percent pass accuracy, and had 100 percent of his tackles won, leading his manager to sing his praises, Football Espana reports.

Busquets: Gavi could define era

Meanwhile, Sergio Busquets has billed Barcelona teenager Gavi 'a competitive animal' and backed him to define an era at Camp Nou, Goal reports.

The 18-year-old midfielder put on another eye-catching performance for Barcelona as they swept aside El Clasico rivals, Real Madrid 3-1 in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.

Coach Xavi lauds Gavi

Barcelona manager Xavi had nothing but praise for his teenage star performer, Gavi, Sports Brief earlier reported.

The former Barcelona midfielder is still in awe of the performance of Spanish midfielder, after the Super Cup final victory against Real Madrid on Sunday, January 15.

Xavi was impressed with the depth shown by Gavi, saying the youngster showed a side to his football never witnessed before by the coach.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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