Real Madrid 2-5 FC Barcelona Player Ratings – Five star Barca dazzle in Jeddah and win the Super Cup in style

FC Barcelona win the Spanish Super Cup with a five goal thrashing on Real Madrid, thanks to goals from Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha and Balde. It is the 15th Super Cup title for Barca, adding another feather in their cap and putting them two ahead of Real Madrid.

Both sides came into the final unchanged, trusting the team that took them over the line in the semi-finals. The game was off to an electric start as Lamine Yamal hit from outside the box after cutting inside from the right, forcing Courtois to dive to save it. Tibo came to the rescue again, as Raphinha tried to score a header off a cross from Gavi. It was a lively start to the final, with both sides creating opportunities to score. But it was Real Madrid who took the lead, as Mbappe broke into a counter attack and scored a solo goal on his own. Barcelona cancelled out the equaliser soon,after Lewandowski laid down a clever pass to Lamine Yamal, who makes the run forward and finishes it with precision. Barcelona got for a penalty after a VAR check after Gavi went to the ground after making contact with the outstretched leg of Camavinga inside the penalty box, which Lewandowski converted without any mistake.

Things took a worse turn for Los Blancos as Barcelona added a third, after a fantastic cross from long way out from Kounde, which was finished by Raphinha with a brilliant header. Barcelona took the advantage of lengthy added time, after Balde finished off a fantastic counter attack with a timed finish into the bottom corner right at the stroke of half-time.

Despite having a big lead in hand, Barcelona did not settle. Raphinha scored another one after he found acres of space to run into and finished it off with a lethal finish. The game looked like it took a big turn when Szczesny made an irresponsible tackle on Mbappe to stop him on a one vs one situation, getting sent-off as a result. Real Madrid took an advantage of this situation, scoring a brilliant free-kick against the newly substituted Pena. Barcelona then tried to slow down the game whenever possible and saw the game out comfortably.

Real Madrid Player Ratings vs FC Barcelona

Goalkeeper

Courtois: 5/10 – He was completely helpless as he played behind a makeshift defence and struggled to parry away the barrage of Barcelona attacks.

Defenders

Mendy: 5/10 – He struggled a lot to keep up with Lamine Yamal throughout the game.

Rudiger: 5/10 – The defensive lapses of his team made him get a little too physical with the opposition, getting into the referee’s book as a result.

Tchouameni: 5/10 – A reckless and poorly timed sliding tackle got him a booking and a substitution.

Vazquez: 5/10 – Some erratic passes that almost costed his team and a defensive disasterclass led to a substitution.

Midfielders

Valverde: 6/10 – He did some good interceptions to stop the opposition, especially covering a large area of space.

Camavinga: 4.5/10 – A silly tackle in the box put his team behind as they conceded a penalty. He did some questionable tackles despite being aware that he was on a booking. It was the correct decision to sub him off after half-time.

Bellingham: 6/10 – It was unlike him, to be anonymous and being unable to influence the result.

Forwards

Vinicius Jr: 7/10 – While some of his passes were fantastic, he was anonymous for a majority of the game, despite getting an assist.

Rodrygo: 7/10 – He scored a good free-kick to pull one back for his team.

Mbappe: 7.5/10 – A first Clasico goal, that too in his vintage style, won a free-kick which got them the second goal and got Szczesny sent off.

Substitutes

Ceballos: 6/10

Asencio: 6/10

Modric: 6/10

Garcia: 5.5/10

B. Diaz: 5.5/10

Manager

Carlo Ancelotti: 3/10 – A night to forget for Don Carlo. His defensive setup was questionable, as the players struggled massively to keep up with the opposition’s attackers. He had no answers to the way Barcelona were playing

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FC Barcelona Player Ratings vs Real Madrid

Goalkeeper

Szczesny: 5/10 – He could have done better to stop the opening goal. His decision to fly out of his penalty area and take down Mbappe got him sent off.

Defenders

Koundé: 7.5/10 – A maginificent performance,pulling a brilliant shift on both ends. His cross to set up Raphinha was a thing of beauty.

Cubarsi: 6/10 – A decent display, recycling the possession and keeping in line with defence.

Martinez: 6/10 – An unfortunate niggle forced him to substitute off early in the first half itself.

Balde: 7/10 – While he struggled to keep up with Mbappe, resulting in the opening goal, he was menacing in attack, scoring a goal.

Midfielders

Casado: 7/10 – His incisive pass through the lines for the fifth goal was splendid.

Gavi: 6.5/10 – He did a good job winning the penalty which got them the lead.

Pedri: 7/10 – The orchestrator was pulling strings as usual and despite not getting any attacking return, he was good tonight.

Forwards

Yamal: 8.5/10 – Another sensational performance from the teenager, toying with defenders with ease. His equaliser was a thing of beauty.

Lewandowski: 8.5/10 – He laid down a clever pass for the equalising goal and scored one himself via a penalty. His experience helped the team to see out the game calmly.

Raphinha: 9/10 – One of the best performances of his career, Raphinha was truly outstanding, scoring two goals and setting up one.

Substitutes

Araujo: 6/10

Olmo: 6.5/10

Pena: 6/10

F. Torres: 5.5/10

Manager

Hansi Flick: 9.5/10 – The first title with the club winning against their rivals in an emphatic fashion, truly stuff of dreams. His team were very comfortable breaking down the opposition and he reacted well to the red card.

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