"The board had gone up with six minutes on it, those six minutes had passed and now here it was, his moment and another twist: the chance to somehow take the Super Cup final to a penalty shootout. Instead, with the clock on 96.43 Asencio headed at Joan Garcia. On his line, the goalkeeper grabbed the shot and held on hard;"
"For the first half an hour, this wasn't much of a clasico, but then it was a classic. Chaotic at times, a little illogical too, but dramatic. It was during that spell when there were four goals in 15 minutes at the end of the first half, certainly. All the more so in the madness of three in four. Twice Barcelona took the lead, twice Madrid levelled. The third time, there was no way back. They tried, though."
Barcelona secured the Super Cup in Jeddah with two goals from Raphinha and another from Robert Lewandowski. Real Madrid replied through Vinicius Junior and Gonzalo Garcia but could not overturn the deficit. A dramatic finish saw every player crowd the Barcelona penalty area and Raul Asencio head at the goalkeeper in stoppage time, only for Joan Garcia to make the save. The match featured a frantic spell of four goals in 15 minutes at the end of the first half, with Barcelona twice taking the lead and Madrid twice equalising before Barcelona pulled ahead for good. Pedri suffered cramp at the final whistle, and questions remain over Xabi Alonso's future amid Madrid's reaction.
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