The controversial Arabian Super Cup (Spanish Super Cup) is strewn with memorable episodes like grains of sand. No matter how many times the Madrid-Barça final is repeated, it remains a favorite for Saudi fans who want a classic at home because they pay for it. Despite repeated defeats with Barca’s high score over Madrid (from 0-4 to 2-5), the 2025 video is original.
Saudi fans witnessed a blitzkrieg of goals live. What they saw in Madrid and Barcelona pleased them in Jeddah. Hansi Flick’s powerful response was more painful than Joan Laporta’s ‘butifarra’. It was stronger, brighter, longer, more elegant, infinitely more admirable and more beneficial to preserve the historical hierarchy of the trophy: the super champion remains Barça with 15 editions, second in Arabia, third against Madrid.
The international galaxy (with Lucas Vázquez as the only Spaniard in the squad, nothing new) crumbled against Flick’s youth team. Beneath the youthful appearance – remember, with two 17-year-olds, Cubarsí and Lamine Yamal, and six players under 22 – there is less and less innocence in the Blaugrana ranks. Nine of those who caused chaos in La Liga repeated their performances at Al Jawhara in Jeddah. Szczęsny and Gavi replaced Peña and Fermín.
The stadium was neutrally pro-Madrid and the only Barca player to be applauded was Lamine Yamal. Global idol for months. The closest thing you can find to Lionel Messi, a name that is still pronounced as if no successor has been found. Until Lamine Yamal appeared, scoring a fantastic goal reminiscent of the Argentine’s style, running away alone, expertly beating Mendy, fooling Tchouaméni and leaving Courtois frozen with a delicate touch to the net. He was followed on a clear path by Lewandowski and Raphinha, as at the Bernabéu.
After three strikers, Alejandro Balde finally got his moment, although his face reflected shock at the 0-1 score. Mbappé whipped it clean into the final corners, creating space for an angled shot. The defender felt guilty. He lost one-on-one. He hesitated. The weight of the moment weighed down on him as he abandoned his original intentions to attack Lucas, the weakest link.
It was only when Balde had no choice, with no white shirts, that he found himself running alongside Raphinha, both alone against Valverde, even though Barça had limited their aggressiveness. After a long break in the first half, the game was not interrupted. Raphinha left him in front of Courtois and he squeezed his last ounce of composure to win the ball. It was then that Lamine Yamal came to him for a photo, in contrast to the events in 1-1.
The relatively one-sided result was dominated by the performance of Jesús Gil Manzano. Tradition suggested that the three classics he refereed ended with three victories for Madrid. The subtle decisions he was making began to irritate Azulgran, such as ignoring a possible foul on Casadó leading to Madrid’s first goal, which required VAR intervention to award a penalty for Camavinga’s sliding tackle on Pedri, and saving a second yellow for the Frenchman for grabbing Lamine Yamal stock.
With the score 1-4 at half-time, after 55 minutes, he left the spotlight until he sent off Szczęsny, who was also warned by VAR. He didn’t decide to send Vinicius or Rüdiger off, as if he didn’t want to touch Madrid’s wounds.
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