Write down your name: Hamza Abdelkarim. The Egyptian striker arrived at Barcelona in February 2026 and Egypt has baptized him as the new ‘Salah’. The forward was key in the quarterfinals against Tenerife and scored the first goal against The Palms. The second was made by Álex González who entered in the second half. Those of Pol Planas will face the real Madrid in the final. The last Classic of the season.
The pace took a while to reach Alcalá. Las Palmas has one of the emerging academies in Spanish football and showed good football with great intention in launching the ball. Rafael Cruz started surprising with a side shot with insufficient thread that did not reach the goal. Leonel Hernández did find it, but his shot was stopped by Bonfill. The opportunities made the Canary Islands team grow and saw Artiles as their main asset to finish. Constant threat in the first half, but did not find its reward.
Barcelona did not need to accumulate much of the ball to create danger. The less, the more. Shane Kluivert tested Alberto Santana and one play later, the goalkeeper had to deflect it onto the crossbar. They could smell the goal and Abdelkarim has a shark’s sense of smell. The best were found. Quim Junyent played heel to Goren and this leaked into the hole for the Egyptian. Vaseline and goal.
Las Palmas came out of the locker room tunnel with a different face. What they couldn’t have in 45, they had in five. Artiles helped himself with Pezzolesi to take a shot off the crossbar. The best of his team in the game. The Canarian full-back was the best on his team during the second half, but his audacity on the right wing was not enough to defeat La Masía.
The changes suited the Barça team better than the yellow team. Alex Gonzalezwho came on in the 57th minute, relied on Junyent to make the score 2-0. Wall and to Santana’s second post. In the final minutes, Pezzolasi forced Bonfill to make a save and the rebound was finished off by Pelete, who hit the post. Barcelona beats Las Palmas and forces the Clásico in the final of the Champions Cup.
