Barcelona came from an early goal down to beat Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, scoring four goals in a dominant first half and surviving having their goalkeeper sent off to clinch a record-extending 15th trophy.
Raphinha was at the centre of the action during a dramatic Spanish Super Cup final. The Barcelona winger was lucky to escape punishment during an altercation with the Real Madrid medical staff
Barca put four goals past Madrid in consecutive matches for the first time in Clasico history. Our writers analyse the key talking points
Leeds United's former winger was the star man as Barcelona claimed Spanish Super Cup glory. Former Leeds United winger Raphinha continues to enjoy an incredible campaign with Barcelona after scoring twice in his side’s 5-2 Spanish Super Cup win over Real Madrid on Sunday.
Barcelona recovered from Kylian Mbappe's rapid opener and Wojciech Szczesny's red card to thrash Real Madrid and win the Spanish Super Cup.
Kylian Mbappe put Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five ... with Raphinha bagging a brace and Alejandro Balde also on target. Rodrygo Goes pulled one back for Madrid with a free-kick but they could not capitalise further on their numerical ...
Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid the lead just ... while Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Alejandro Balde all scored before the break to give their side a 4-1 lead at halftime.
Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for Carlo ... Lamine Yama; (22'), Robert Lewandowski (36' P), Raphinha (39', 48'), and Alejandro Balde (45+10') gave Barcelona a handsome lead.
It only took Kylian Mbappé five minutes in the Spanish Super Cup final to score his first goal against Barcelona.
Former Arsenal shot-stopper Wojciech Szczesny had an evening to forget on Tuesday after his 'brutal' challenge on a team-mate saw Benfica gifted their second goal of the game
The Villans had 10 shots against Monaco, with five hitting the target for an Expected Goals tally of 0.98. But it was the third time in their past four Champions League games in which Aston Villa had failed to score. In that run were two 1-0 defeats and a goalless draw, alongside a 2-3 away win over RB Leipzig.