Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.
The meeting, held in Riyadh, ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the “Blaugrana”. Gavi opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, Robert Lewandowski doubled the advantage of the Catalans in the 45th minute, and Pedri became the author of the third goal for Barca in the 69th. Karim Benzema scored a prestige goal in the third stoppage minute.
Gavi, who also scored two assists, became the youngest goal scorer in Spanish Super Cup history at 18 years and 163 days, surpassing that of his current manager, Xavi.
For the first time since 2010, Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti did not win the final in which his team played. Barcelona won the first title under Xavi, who took charge of the Catalans in April 2021.
Barcelona won the trophy for the 14th time, Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup 12 times.
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