Hansi Flick’s Barcelona continued their dominance over Real Madrid this season with a stunning 5-2 victory in the Spanish Super Cup, clinching their first piece of silverware in nearly two years.
In an electric El Clasico, there was no shortage of drama from start to finish. Real Madrid took an early lead just five minutes into the match, with Kylian Mbappé scoring after a blistering counter-attack.
Vinicius Junior threaded a brilliant pass to the Frenchman, who delicately dinked the ball over Wojciech Szczesny to give Los Blancos the lead.
However, Barcelona wasted no time in responding. Raphinha had an early opportunity, firing just wide of Thibaut Courtois’ goal.
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It wasn’t long before the Blaugrana equalised, with 17-year-old Lamine Yamal scoring a brilliant individual goal.
The young talent weaved through the Madrid defence and placed the ball with precision into the bottom corner, reminiscent of Lionel Messi’s trademark style.
From that point onwards, it was all Barcelona. The floodgates opened, and by the time the first half came to an end, Madrid had conceded three more goals. Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty after Eduardo Camavinga fouled Gavi in the box.
Three minutes later, Raphinha rose above the Madrid defence to head home from a perfect cross by Jules Kounde. Just before the break, Barcelona took advantage of a Madrid mistake from a corner, launching a counter-attack finished off by Alex Balde to make it 4-1.
The second half continued in the same frenetic fashion. Just after the restart, Barcelona struck again, with Raphinha capitalising on his pace to break through the Madrid defence and score his second goal of the match, making it 5-1. Things took an even stranger turn when Szczesny was sent off for a foul on Mbappé as the French striker was through on goal.
Rodrygo stepped up to take the resulting free-kick and fired it past substitute goalkeeper Inaki Pena to reduce the deficit to 5-2.
Despite the numerical advantage, Real Madrid never truly threatened Barcelona after their fifth goal. Flick’s side comfortably saw out the game, securing a dominant win and their first trophy in nearly two years. The victory sends a strong message to their rivals, as Barcelona continue to assert their supremacy in Spanish football.
