On the night from January 11th to 12th, the Spanish Super Cup final took place in Saudi Arabia. There, Barcelona defeated its eternal rival Real Madrid with a score of 3:2 and claimed the main trophy.
In the 36th minute of the match, Raphinha's precise strike opened the scoring. The game intensified again towards the end of the first half. In the 45+2nd minute, Vinícius Júnior scored an equalizing goal, restoring balance. Not long after, in the 45+4th minute, Robert Lewandowski put Barcelona ahead again. However, in added time, Real equalized once more — in the 45+6th minute, García became the goal scorer.
In the 76th minute of the second half, Raphinha's second goal presented Barcelona with the victory. In the 90+1st minute of added time, Frenkie de Jong received a red card and left the field. Despite this, the score did not change and the match concluded in Barcelona's favor.
Thus, the Catalans claimed the Spanish Super Cup for the second consecutive time, and for the 16th time overall. By this indicator, Real Madrid is in second place with 13 trophies.
