Goals: Mbappé (5e) and Rodrygo (60e) for the Merengues // Lamine Yamal (22e), Lewandowski (36eSP), Raphinha (39e) and Baldé (45e+10) for Barça
Expulsion: Szczęsny (56e) for Barça
The 2025 Spanish Super Cup final played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was expected to be a close duel between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Ultimately, the Barcelona residents did not even have to force themselves to dismiss their rivals (2-5) and capture a fifteenth title.
At the start of the game, however, we had to hang on. After two good chances for FC Barcelona, the Madrilenians struck. Dryly. Against a rejected Catalan corner, Vinícius Júnior launched Kylian Mbappé in depth, allowing him to take care of Alejandro Baldé with a nice sequence of dribbles before finishing with a well-crossed shot (1-0, 5e). The Frenchman’s first goal in a Clásico. What to launch Carlo Ancelotti’s gang? Absolutely not. On the contrary, the Barcelonans have transformed their small domination into a real advantage. First with Lamine Yamal, shifted by Robert Lewandowski and managed to start behind Antonio Rüdiger’s back, eliminate Aurélien Tchouameni and place his flat foot at the back (1-1, 22e). In the process, it was Gavi, hit by a high foot from Eduardo Camavinga, who obtained a penalty, scored powerfully by Lewandowski (1-2, 36e)followed by Raphinha, who scored with a header on Jules Koundé’s excellent cross (1-3, 39e). In the added time of this first act blaugranaRodrygo helped, losing an easy ball on a corner, offering Raphinha the opportunity to serve Baldé mounted alongside him to plant a fourth time (1-4, 45e+10). Overturning
Mbappé on fire, but too alone
Especially since after the break, Raphinha put – again and again – Tchouameni to torture by overtaking him, before hooking and scoring (1-5, 48e). Nothing was going well in Madrid, until the hour mark. In order to alleviate this sad evening, Mbappé made a point of reminding us that he was back, both in terms of his acceleration and his decision-making. It was precisely on one of them that KM9 pushed Wojciech Szczęsny into a mistake, the Polish goalkeeper having gone far from his goal to stop the attacker’s ride, taking his ankle in the process. Expulsion, replacement by Iñaki Peña, and free kick into the top corner by Rodrygo (2-5, 60e). Final burst of pride, since nothing more will happen until the end, except for Mbappé on fire facing poor Jules Koundé and Araújo. Far too alone though. Conclusion: FC Barcelona lost its way. The Madrilenians will console themselves by saying that they only lost by three goals, unlike their defeat in the league.
Iñigo Martínez believes that the sanction of Vinícius Junior is “unfair”
