"Raphinha scored twice as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in an enthralling Clásico on Sunday to retain the Spanish Supercopa in Saudi Arabia. The Brazilian struck the winner in the 73rd minute as Barça celebrated a third successive final victory over Madrid under Hansi Flick, following on from last season's Supercopa and Copa del Rey successes. Heading into the final 20 minutes, the tie had been delicately poised following a crazy first half, which yielded three stoppage-time goals after Raphinha's opener in the 36th minute."
"First, Vinícius Júnior leveled, then Robert Lewandowski nudged Barça back ahead and there was still time for Gonzalo García to restore parity before halftime. Madrid brought on Kylian Mbappé, back from a knee injury, in the second half, but it was Raphinha who proved the hero as Madrid's Álvaro Carreras and Raúl Asencio spurned great late chances to take the game to a penalty shootout after Frenkie de Jong had been sent off. -- Sam Marsden"
Barcelona retained the Spanish Supercopa in Saudi Arabia with a 3-2 victory over Real Madrid, powered by two goals from Raphinha including a 73rd-minute winner. The match produced three stoppage-time first-half goals after Raphinha's 36th-minute opener, with Vinícius Júnior, Robert Lewandowski and Gonzalo García exchanging strikes before halftime. Kylian Mbappé returned from a knee injury as a second-half substitute. Frenkie de Jong was sent off late, and Álvaro Carreras and Raúl Asencio missed chances that could have forced a shootout. Barcelona finished with nearly 70% possession and avenged an earlier LaLiga defeat.
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