Barcelona won their first trophy of the season on Sunday night, beating arch-rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in the Supercopa de Espana final.
A difficult incredible first half ended with brisk penetrations from both sides. Real MadridKylian Mbappe broke the deadlock with a sumptuous individual goal after just five minutes. However, by the time Alejandro Balde completed a breakthrough in the final ten added minutes of the first half, Barcelona were leading 4-1.
Lamine Yamal’s precise shot into the far corner after 22 minutes canceled out Mbappe’s first goal. Robert Lewandowski fired Barcelona into the lead from the penalty spot in the 36th minute shortly before Raphinha headed the Catalans into a 3-1 lead.
The Brazilian needed only three minutes of the second half to score Barcelonaa fifth of the evening to enjoy. Making his way behind Madrid’s reshuffled back line, Raphinha had already beaten Aurelien Tchouameni but found time to break past the makeshift centre-back for fun before firing into the bottom corner.
Madrid, as they have often proved, would not go gently into that good night. Barcelona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off for a wrong tackle on Mbappe just before the hour mark. It was from that free kick that Rodrygo found the top corner to reduce the deficit to 2-5.
Barcelona’s ten men held on to their advantage, trying to win the first title of Hansi Flick’s tenure, while Madrid were left to lick their wounds.
*Ratings are provided by FotMob*
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Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Thibaut Courtois |
5.5/10 |
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RB: Lucas Vazquez |
5.2/10 |
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CB: Aurelien Tchouameni |
5.0/10 |
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CB: Antonio Rudiger |
5.0/10 |
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LB: Ferland Mendy |
5.0/10 |
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CM: Fede Valverde |
5.8/10 |
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CM: Eduardo Camavinga |
4.8/10 |
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in the morning: Jude Bellingham |
7.1/10 |
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RW: Rodrygo |
8.2/10 |
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ST: Kylian Mbappe |
8.3/10 |
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LW: Vinicius Junior |
7.4/10 |
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UNDER: Dani Ceballos (46′ for Camavinga) |
6.2/10 |
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UNDER: Raul Asencio (52′ for Vazquez) |
7.1/10 |
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UNDER: Luka Modrić (64′ for Tchouameni) |
6.7/10 |
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UNDER: Fran Garcia (75′ for Mendy) |
6.6/10 |
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UNDER: Brahim Diaz (76′ for Vinicius) |
5.9/10 |
Unused substitutes: Andriy Lunin (GK), Fran Gonzalez (GK), David Alaba, Lorenzo Aguado, Arda Guler, Endrick
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Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Wojciech Szczesny |
5.5/10 |
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RB: Jules Kounde |
7.6/10 |
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CB: Pau Cubarsi |
6.1/10 |
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CB: Inigo Martinez |
6.1/10 |
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LB: Alejandro Balde |
7.9/10 |
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CM: Marc Casado |
6.6/10 |
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CM: Pedro |
7.4/10 |
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in the morning: Gavi |
7.1/10 |
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RW: Lamine Yamal |
8.3/10 |
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ST: Robert Lewandowski |
8.5/10 |
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LW: Raphinha |
9.4/10 |
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UNDER: Ronald Araujo (28′ Martinez) |
6.3/10 |
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UNDER: Inaki Pena (59′ for Gavi) |
7.0/10 |
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UNDER: Dani Olmo (59′ for Yamal) |
6.9/10 |
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UNDER: Ferran Torres (79′ for Raphinha) |
6.1/10 |
Unused substitutes: Ander Astralaga (GK), Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin, Hector Fort, Fermin Lopez, Frenkie de Jong, Pau Victor.
Player of the match – Raphinha (Barcelona)
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