Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 2 — Raphinha wins battle of the Brazilians, has Alonso done enough to stay?
Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia reacts after saving from Raul Asencio in the 95th minute
“There was a crucial double scored by Raphinha, a dribble from the halfway line as Vinicius Junior scored and two truly bizarre goals — but at the end of it, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the Supercopa de Espana final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Barca started stronger, and Raphinha had actually put a golden opportunity wide in the 35th minute before his opener moments later. Madrid were on the back foot, but Vinicius Jr drew them level after that fine run in the 47th minute, beating three Barca players before finishing past goalkeeper Joan Garcia. Barca responded almost instantly, with Robert Lewandowski chipping over Thibaut Courtois two minutes later following a threaded pass from Pedri. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
Raphinha doubles up as Barcelona sink Real Madrid to lift Spanish Super Cup
“Football is wild sometimes, and this was one of those times. A night that didn’t always make sense but was a lot of fun ended with every player on the pitch inside the Barcelona penalty area and the ball dropping through the crowd to Raúl Asencio, standing there on the edge of the six yard box. The board had gone up with six minutes on it, those six minutes had passed and now here it was, his moment and another twist: the chance to somehow take the Super Cup final to a penalty shootout. Instead, with the clock on 96.43 Asencio headed at Joan García. On his line, the goalkeeper grabbed the shot and held on hard; his team had done the same, two goals from Raphinha and another from Robert Lewandowski enough to take the trophy, goals from Vinícius Júnior and Gonzalo García not enough to take it from them. …”
Guardian
BBC: Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 2
Three questions and three answers from Real Madrid 2-3 Barcelona
YouTube: Real Madrid 2 x 3 Barcelona ● La Liga 16/17 Extended Goals & Highlights, Barcelona vs Real Madrid 3-2 Highlights & All Goals 2026 Raphinha 2 Goals