Vincius Jnior scored a hat-trick in the first half as Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup 4-1 over arch rivals Barcelona in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. lets read the Fc Barcelona Vs Real Madrid Lineups step by step in this guide.
Real dominated every facet of the game and played with last year's champions, who couldn't handle Vincius and finished the game with 10 men after defender Ronald Arajo.
I didn't expect us to score three goals so quickly, but with an inspired Vinicius tonight, we took advantage of their high defensive line, Real manager Carlo Ancelotti told Movistar Plus.
It was a challenging encounter, and the score seems excessive given how Barcelona played. It was even at 3-1. They lowered their arms somewhat at 4-1. We are content.
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Ancelotti was being generous to Barcelona, which could have suffered an even greater defeat following a dreadful second half in which they failed to register a single effort on goal.
Real's masterclass, on the other hand, had begun much earlier, with Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, and Vinicius causing havoc for a Barcelona defense that was playing with an extraordinarily high line.
Real scored after only seven minutes, due to a beautiful assist from Bellingham.
The England midfielder was surrounded by three players on the halfway line, but he produced a brilliant pass to Vinicius, who received the ball in stride and sprinted past the goalie to finish into an empty net.
Real Madrid had a golden opportunity to expand their lead when Federico Valverde quickly collected the ball and put a fantastic cross through to Rodrygo, whose point-blank drive was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Iaki Pea.
Real's second goal came from another long pass, this time from Dani Carvajal, who found Rodrygo in the right channel. In the 10th minute, he broke into the box before squaring the ball across the penalty area for Vinicius to tap in.
Barcelona nearly immediately responded, with Ferran Torres firing a half-volley against the crossbar and goalkeeper Andriy Lunin making a reflex save to deny Robert Lewandowski's bullet effort on the rebound.
However, Barcelona remained resilient and cut the deficit in the 33rd minute with a magnificent Lewandowski strike off another rebound.
When Aurélien Tchouaméni lifted a cross to Vinicius Jr, who was held by defender Araujo as he attempted to pounce on the ball, the momentum appeared to be in Barcelona's favor.
The goal was a crushing blow for Barcelona, and Real dominated the second half, with Rodrygo scoring on a rebound in the 64th minute.
The defeat adds to the pressure on Barcelona manager Xavi, who has endured criticism from fans and the media who are dissatisfied with the team's performance.
They are fourth in LaLiga with 41 points, eight points behind champions Girona and seven points behind second-placed Real Madrid.
This was our worst game. We weren't at ease at any stage. Madrid exploited our weaknesses. I am sorry to the fans for doing it harder for us to compete and for displaying our worst characteristics.
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