Real Madrid faced off against Barcelona in Saudi Arabia earlier tonight as they looked to secure a win in the Spanish Super Cup final. Los Blancos made a quick start to the game and raced to a two-goal lead within the first ten minutes of the game thanks to a brace from Vinicius Junior. Robert Lewandowski got a goal back for Barca in the 33rd minute but Vinicius Jr. completed his hattrick just six minutes later from the penalty spot. Carlo Ancelotti’s men went into the half-time break 3-1 up on the scoreline.
Rodrygo killed the game off in the 64th minute before Ronald Araujo was sent off by the referee in the 71st minute. The contest ended with Real Madrid securing a dominant 4-1 win in the Spanish Super Cup final.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the match against the Catalan club.
GK: Andriy Lunin – 7.5/10
Lunin made a few important saves at the back and did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well but didn’t offer much going forward.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 8/10
Rudiger kept things tidy inside his half for most of the game.
CB: Nacho – 6.5/10
He did his job when needed and would be quite pleased about limiting Barca from scoring more than once during the game.
LB: Ferland Mendy – 6.5/10
Mendy didn’t do much wrong when defending at the back.
CM: Federico Valverde – 7/10
He was full of energy and running in the middle of the park. It was another impressive display from Valverde tonight.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 7/10
Tchouameni offered decent protection for his teammates at the back.
CM: Toni Kroos – 8/10
He distributed the ball well and put in a dominant showing in midfield.
CAM: Jude Bellingham – 8/10
Bellingham was lively on the ball and ended the game with an assist to his name.
ST: Rodrygo – 8/10
He caused a lot of headaches for the Barca defenders and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the second half.
ST: Vinicius Jr. – 10/10
Vinicius Jr. bagged a first-half hattrick which was enough to give his team a convincing victory tonight. It was simply an outstanding performance from the Brazilian.
Substitutes:
ST: Brahim Diaz – 6.5/10
He came close to scoring.
CM: Luka Modric – N/A
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – N/A
RB: Dani Carvajal – N/A
ST: Joselu – N/A
