The FC Barcelona had an absolutely historic night at the King Abdullah Sports City. In the final of the Supercopa de España against Real Madrid, the team led by Hansi Flick made a statement in the best possible setting with a historic 'bath' to the Merengues (1-5) to claim the first title of the season and of the German's project in the Catalan city.

The first 45 minutes of the match will go down in the golden books of the Classics. Although the whites opened the scoring with a goal from Kylian Mbappé, the blaugranas, in a total display of personality, did not lower their heads and took control of the match, getting their reward at the 22nd minute.

In a play reminiscent of the best Messi, Lamine Yamal surpassed the Madrid defense as if they were cones and equalized the score with a true stunner. Subsequently, Robert Lewadowski put the culés ahead from the penalty spot, and Raphinha and Balde put distance between the two teams, sending the match to halftime with a 'beating' to remember. On a negative note, Iñigo Martínez had to leave the field at the 28th minute due to discomfort and Ronald Araujo came on in his place.

Barça, the Supercup champion of Spain and the best team in Europe

Upon returning from the locker room, the trend of the first half continued. A 'groggy' Madrid tried to react, but in a lethal counterattack, Raphinha sealed his double to inflict another humiliation on the Merengues. Although Szczesny was sent off for a foul on Mbappé and Rodrygo reduced the deficit, Ancelotti's men could not recover from the Catalans' dominance, and they took home the victory and the title.

In this way, Barça gets its revenge after the defeat in last year's final and increases its lead in the historical record, being the most successful team in the competition with 15 trophies, two more than the 13 of the whites. A show of power from Flick's team, who not only proved to be the best team in Spain but also in Europe.

Match details:

  • Real Madrid, 2: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez (Asencio, min. 52), Tchouaméni (Modric, min. 64), Rüdiger, Mendy (F. García, min. 75); Valverde, Camavinga (Ceballos, min. 46); Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius (Brahim, min. 76); Mbappé.
  • FC Barcelona, 5:  Szczesny; Koundé, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Balde; Casadó, Pedri, Gavi (Iñaki Peña, min. 59); Raphinha (Ferran Torres, min. 79), Lamine Yamal (Dani Olmo, min. 59) y Lewandowski.
  • Goals: 1-0 Mbappé (min. 5); 1-1 Lamine Yamal (min. 22); 1-2 Lewandowski (min. 36, P); 1-3 Raphinha (min. 39); 1-4 Balde (min. 45+10); 1-5 Raphinha (min. 48); 2-5 Rodrygo (min. 60).
  • Referee: Gil Manzano. Amonestó a los madridistas Rüdiger, Vinicius, Asencio, Tchouaméni y Camavinga y a los culés Iñigo Martínez, Raphinha, Araujo y Lewandowski. También expulsó a Szczesny.