Barcelona beat Real Madrid in a five-goal thriller in the Spanish Super Cup final. This is their consecutive win in the Spanish Super Cup finals held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is their 16th triumph in the league. In last year’s final, Barcelona beat Los Blancos in last year’s final.
Brazilian forward Raphinha’s shot in the 73rd minute proved to be the decisive one in the entire match. In the first half stoppage time, three goals put the two teams on level. Raphinha opened the scoring in the 36th minute by drilling a shot in the bottom corner.
After that, Vinicius Jr equalized two minutes into the three minutes of added time. He slides into the far corner to score his first goal in 17 games. Robert Lewandowski scored another in the 49th minute to restore the lead for Barcelona.
Gonzalo Garcia hooked up three minutes later after a scramble in a box. The boss of Barcelona, Flick, protested that the half-time whistle should already have been blown. In the stoppage time, Frenkie de Jong was shown a red card for lunging in on Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe came in as a substitute as he just recovered from a knee injury.
There were a lot of late chances for both teams in this final game. Marcus Rashford shot on wide when clear. On the other hand, Alvaro Carreras and then Raul Asencio both shot straight at goalkeeper Joan Garcia.
In the end, Barcelona held their nerves in the final moments to clinch their second consecutive title for the first time since 2011. They have been playing brilliantly for a while now. It was their 10th win in a row. The last defeat they suffered was in November when Chelsea beat them in the Champions League.
Since 26 October, they have not lost a Spanish opposition. Real Madrid beat them in the El Clásico at the Bernabeu. This victory puts Barcelona at the top of La Liga, four points clear of Real Madrid.