"Barcelona president Joan Laporta has criticized Real Madrid's players for not giving his Barça team a guard of honour after their 3-2 win in Sunday's Spanish Supercopa final."
"Images shared on social media showed Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé speaking to his teammates, before they headed to the dressing room."
"Sources close to the Madrid squad told ESPN that there is no firm rule requiring the losing team to give the champions a guard of honour."
""I'm surprised by what Mbappé did," Laporta told Catalan radio station RAC1 after the match, when asked about the incident. "In victory and defeat, you should be generous and respectful. This is sport"
Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-2 in the Spanish Supercopa final in Jeddah, with Raphinha scoring the decisive second-half winner after an earlier Raphinha strike. Vinícius Júnior, Robert Lewandowski and Gonzalo García scored in first-half added time to level the match at 2-2. The match marked Xabi Alonso's final game as Madrid boss. Madrid received a guard of honour from the champions before collecting medals but did not remain on the pitch to applaud Barcelona's trophy lift; images showed Kylian Mbappé speaking to teammates prior to them heading to the dressing room. Joan Laporta publicly criticized Madrid players for not offering a guard of honour, calling for generosity and respect; match officials reportedly instructed players to move and sources said no firm rule mandates a losing team to perform a guard of honour.
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