Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid: Hansi Flick’s side claim fourth trophy in a year and a half
After losing October’s clásico Barcelona will be thrilled that they have claimed the one that mattered. A brace from Raphinha on either side of Robert Lewandowski’s goal negated the efforts of Vinicius Junior and Gonzalo Garcia to seal the Spanish Super Cup for Hansi Flick’s side.
It is the Catalan club’s first trophy of the season as they aim to produce similar results to last campaign when they won a domestic treble, also beating Real Madrid in Jeddah to claim the 2025 Super Cup.
Madrid will be moaning their luck after Raphinha‘s shot deflected off Raul Asencio and past Thibaut Courtois with only 17 minutes of normal time to go. Kylian Mbappe, who started on the bench due to fitness issues, was introduced moments later but it didn’t help turn the tides.
Raphinha opened the scoring in the first half, after the hour mark, finding the bottom corner, before the game exploded in stoppage time before the break. Vinicius finally ended a scoring drought of 17 games to level for Madrid, but Lewandowski put Barcelona ahead again, before Garcia restored parity again to ensure both teams went into the break on an even footing.
Then Barcelona held on late in the game after Raphinha’s second to claim their fourth trophy in a year and a half under Flick.
More to follow.
