Raphinha’s double contributed to Barcelona’s triumph.

Raphinha’s Double Contributed To

Raphinha’s double contributed to Barcelona’s triumph.

Real Madrid lost to Barcelona in a tense Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia after Barcelona rallied from behind.

Kylian Mbappe scored a spectacular solo goal for Real Madrid. After sprinting from the halfway line and slipping past Wojciech Szczesny.

In the twenty-second minute, Lamine Yamal gave Barcelona the equalizer. With a superb finish into the bottom corner after Robert Lewandowski’s pass.

Then, three more goals before halftime gave Hansi Flick’s team the lead.

After Gavi was fouled, Poland striker Lewandowski gave Barca the lead with a penalty kick, and three minutes later. Raphinha headed the ball home. In the tenth minute of the first half’s extra time. The Brazilian winger then found Alex Balde to score the fourth goal.

Three minutes after the restart, Raphinha scored his second goal of the match to give Barca their fifth goal.

However, in the 56th minute, Szczesny, their goalie, was sent off for fouling Mbappe outside the box.

Rodrygo, a forward for Brazil, curled the subsequent free-kick past substitute goalie Inaki Pena. But Real Madrid was unable to mount a comeback, and. Barca won the title for the fifteenth time in their history.

Raphinha’s double contributed to Barcelona won 4-0 at the Bernabeu in La Liga back in October. Marking the second time in two Clasicos under Flick that. The team has scored a lot of goals against their opponents.

Additionally, it was his first trophy—albeit a small one—since winning the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich in 2020–21.

Who anticipated this?

Given that Real Madrid was playing better, the outcome at King Abdullah Sports City was a little unexpected.

With just one victory in their previous seven La Liga games. Barcelona is currently five points behind Real Madrid and one point ahead of Atletico Madrid.

In contrast, Carlo Ancelotti’s team had won five straight games across. All competitions and had last suffered a defeat on December 4.

Having come out of retirement to sign with Barcelona earlier this season, Szczesny was making his third appearance for the team after waiting months for an opportunity. Despite keeping clean sheets in the first two games, he is unlikely to benefit from the straight red card that may have allowed Real to re-enter the game.

Raphinha, a former Leeds winger, now has 19 goals for the season after his double, whereas Lewandowski now has 26.

With Real winning 4-1 last year and Barcelona winning 3-1 in 2023, this was the third consecutive Clasico Super Cup.