Real Madrid vs Barcelona highlights, RMA 4-1 BAR: Los Blancos ride on Vinicius hat-trick, Rodrygo goal in El Clasico to win 13th Super Cup title

Vinicius Jr wins the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his hat-trick in the final. 

CHAMPIONS- No added time in the second-half and Real Madrid beats Barcelona 4-1 to win its 13th Spanish Super Cup title. 

It is just one away from matching Barcelona’s all-time record of 14. 

Tchouameni pulls the trigger from distance but skies his effort. But he can find the net from distance. 

Joselu slips a clever pass to Brahim, who had made a good run inside the box. But the latter’s first touch is disappointing and he loses the ball. 

Madrid subs: IN- Joselu, Ceballos OUT- Bellingham, Valverde

Gundogan’s freekick into the Madrid box is cleared away again by Rudiger. 

Madrid subs: IN- Modric, Camavinga OUT- Kroos, Vinicius Jr

Madrid inches away from scoring a fifth. Kounde gives the ball away and Brahim Diaz makes a darting run at goal. He opts for a shimmy once he gets near the six-yard box to get the better of his marker but then could not get his shot away. Bellingham gets the ball and his effort at goal is cleared off the line. The loose ball falls to Valverde, whose piledriver is wide. 

Madrid sub: IN- Brahim OUT- Rodrygo

Gundogan swings in a cross into the Madrid box from a freekick. Christensen tries to get to the ball but Rudiger clears the ball with a header. 

Tchouameni shows his vision by threading an excellent through ball to Bellingham inside the box. Bellingham, who had timed his run well, gets to the ball and shoots from a tight angle but could not put too much power in his effort. Pena collects the ball. 

Ronald Araujo sees his second yellow card, which means it is the end of the night for him. 4-1 down in the final, Barcelona has to play the last 20 minutes or so with 10 men. 

Yamal gets a chance to pull the trigger. His effort has power but it is straight to Lunin, who does well to hold on to the ball. 

Vinicius’ cutback from the left is initially defended but Barcelona fails to clear the danger. The ball falls to Rodrygo, who hits the ball hard and low to rattle the net. Madrid gets its fourth of the night and it has one hand on the trophy. 

Madrid booking: Antonio Rudiger becomes second Madrid player after Bellingham to be shown a yellow card. 

Barcelona subs: IN- Yamal, Lopez, Felix OUT- Pedri, Roberto, Torres

A complete overhaul by Xavi. Araujo wears the captain’s armband as Roberto is subbed off. 

Vinicius makes another excellent run and makes his way into the box. He goes for a shot from the left side of the six-yard box but Araujo makes a good block. 

Barcelona trying to get some hold on the tempo of the game. There is a good spell of pressure in the Madrid final third. Pedri gets the ball on the left flank and fizzes a cross into the box, but sees it intercepted. 

Barcelona loses the ball sloppily and Bellingham and Vinicius charge at goal. The move starts with Bellingham passing the ball to Vinicius. Vinicius tries to return the favour by passing the ball to an underlapping Bellingham but the pass is short and the Englishman cannot reach the ball in time. 

Pedri shows his skill on the ball but takes too much time in finding his pass, as he is eventually crowded out inside the Madrid box. It was a good spell of Barcelona pressure in and around the Madrid penalty area. 

Real Madrid could have launched an early attack as Carvajal shows excellent skill on the ball to slip a pass to Valverde. Valverde tries to make a darting run down the left flank but a heavy touch allows Christensen to take the ball away from him. 

Real Madrid leads Barcelona 3-1 at the start of the second-half courtesy of a first-half hat-trick by Vinicius Jr. 

Vinicius Jr’s first-half hat-trick keeps Real Madrid in a 3-1 lead against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final. 

Pedri almost reduces the goal deficit to one again as he takes a shot from the edge of the box. But the ball whistles past the post, much to the relief of Lunin. 

Real Madrid tries to score a fourth, this time on the break. Bellingham spreads the ball to Mendy, who passes it to Vinicius. The Brazilian goes for a short lob inside the Barca box but sees his cross intercepted. 

Four minutes added at the end of the first-half!

Real Madrid booking: Jude Bellingham also sees a yellow card, most likely for dissent. Cards flying around at the Al Awwal stadium. 

Barcelona booking: Sergi Roberto shown a yellow card for arguing with the referee over the penalty incident. 

Vinicius Jr makes a stuttering run and buries the ball into the bottom-left corner. Pena dives in the right direction but cannot keep out the shot. 

Barcelona Booking: Araujo sees a yellow cad for his challenge on Vinicius. 

Tchouameni crosses the ball into the box, trying to find Vinicius. But Araujo comes from behind and brings the Brazilian down with a challenge, with the referee immediately pointing to the spot. 

Balde goes for a cross from the left flank. Mendy goes for the clearance as the ball rises up in the air. Lewandowsi meets the ball first-time to volley the ball hard and low into the net. Game on !

Pedri shows great vision to thread a ball to Ferran on the right flank. Ferran makes a run into the box and shoots across the face of the goal. Lunin makes a good save. 

Bellingham again finds Vincius with a beautiful through ball but Araujo makes an excellent recovering tackle to clear the ball to safety. 

Ferran, under pressure from Nacho, takes a shot from a tight angle but he drags his effort across the face of the goal. 

Rudiger splits open the Barca defence with a long ball to Vinicius, but the latter cannot bring the ball under his control. 

Kounde puts in a late challenge on Nacho and the Real Madrid captain is down on the ground. He looks to be in pain but he should be able to continue after medical attention. 

Vinicius makes his way into the box and tries to turn provider this time. He passes the ball to Rodrygo, who tries to lose his marker on the turn. But he loses balance and falls down, allowing Barcelona to regain possession. 

Barcelona tries to give an apt response. Ferran Torres’ shot from inside the box hits the crossbar and comes back into play. The rebound falls to Lewandowski, whose shot is saved by Lunin. 

Barcelona tries to play the offside again but fails to do so. Rodrygo times his run perfectly as he is played an excellent through ball down the right flank. He makes his way inside the box and spreads the ball to Vinicius at the far-post, who slides in to put the ball inside the net. 

Barcelona almost concedes a second as Rodrygo finds himself with time and space to take a shot at goal from the edge of the box. But Pena makes a solid save to keep out the shot. 

Barcelona invited its own peril by playing a very high line. Bellingham spots Vinicius playing on the shoulder of the last line of defence. He sends the ball to him with a lovely weighted pass. Vinicius times his run to perfection and makes a clear run at goal with the ball. One-one-one with Inaki Pena, he goes around him and slots the ball inside the net. 

Gundogan slips a ball to Ferran Torres, who tries his best to reach the ball and make contact. But Lunin reads the danger and comes out to make the save. There is a danger of Roberto scoring from the rebound but Carvajal makes a crucial block. 

Real Madrid has made the better start in the final, already putting the Barca defence under pressure on a couple of occasions. 

Bellingham sends Vincius on a run down the left flank as the Brazilian puts on the afterburners. But Christensen makes a wonderful recovering tackle to take the ball away from the Brazilian. 

The first-half of the Spanish Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Barcelona is underway at the Al-Awwal Stadium. 

Credit: AFP

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The Spanish Super Cup 2023-24 final match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will kick-off at 12:30 am IST on Monday, January 15 2024, at Al-Awwal Stadium. 

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The Spanish Super Cup 2023-24 final match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be live-streamed in India on Fancode.