Spanish Super Cup: Barcelona edges Real Madrid in heated final, Raphinha scores twice

Raphinha scored twice as Barcelona received ​the Spanish Tremendous Cup after an intense 3-2 victory ‌over Actual Madrid in Sunday’s (January 11, 2026) last in Jeddah.

The ​match at King Abdullah Sports activities Metropolis Stadium changed into a thriller, with 4 objectives packed right into a breathless section on the finish of the primary half.

After an excellent opening spell, Barcelona steadily asserted management earlier than the interval, and have been rewarded within the thirty sixth minute when Raphinha burst into the field and ​drilled a low shot into the far nook to ⁠give his facet the lead.

Actual struck again within the second minute of first-half stoppage time when Vinicius Jr collected the ball close to the midway line, ​surged down the flank, skipped ⁠previous two Barcelona defenders and completed into the far nook in a shocking solo effort.

Barcelona’s Raphinha, middle, celebrates after scoring his second aim throughout the Spanish Tremendous Cup last soccer match in opposition to Actual Madrid at King Abdullah Sports activities Metropolis Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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The primary-half drama was removed from over and two minutes later Robert Lewandowski was given area ‌within the penalty space and completed with a fragile ‌chip to revive Barcelona’s lead, just for the chaos to proceed moments earlier than the interval.

From a Actual ‍nook, Raphinha made a goal-line clearance, however Gonzalo Garcia pounced on the rebound, with the ball putting each the bar and ‍the publish earlier than crossing the road, bringing the edges stage as soon as extra because the groups went into the break.

Raphinha struck once more for Barcelona within the 73rd minute after drifting right into a harmful place on the sting of the field. Slipping barely as he pulled the set off, his shot took a deflection off a Actual defender, wrong-footed keeper Thibaut Courtois and went into the web.

As ⁠the clock ticked previous 90 minutes, the temperature on the pitch rose once more when Barcelona have been lowered ​to 10 males after Frenkie de Jong was despatched off for ⁠a foul on Kylian Mbappe.

Actual pressed exhausting however didn’t make their numerical benefit rely, going agonisingly shut when efforts from shut vary by Alvaro Carreras and Franco Mastantuono have been each saved out by goalkeeper Joan Garcia to ⁠give Barcelona their sixteenth Tremendous Cup title.