barcelona Defeated rival Real Madrid 5-2 The first trophy of the Hansi Flick era was won in a wild Spanish Super Cup El Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid the lead but dominant Barcelona responded with five goals before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny added in the second half Sent off.

Real Madrid had hoped to avenge a 4-0 home defeat to Barcelona in October’s La Liga campaign, but were dealt a heavy blow by their old rivals in Jeddah.

After Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring, Lamine Yamal equalized, Robert Lewandowski gave Barcelona the lead from the penalty spot, Rafinha scored twice and Alejandro Balde also scored .

Rodrigo Gos pulled a goal back for Madrid with a free-kick but they were unable to exploit their numerical advantage any further, handing the European champions a crushing defeat.

“It’s really nice, we haven’t won a trophy for a season. It’s always special, and above all, in El Clasico against Real Madrid,” Barcelona defender Jules Kounde told Movistar.

“We were very calm and patient and knew that if we implemented the plan we would win.

“I’m very proud and happy for the team… After the red card we came together and said we are going to have to suffer and sit back, but we have a big advantage and that cannot escape us.”

‘Poor defense’ cost Real Madrid the game

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said the team’s poor defense was the main reason for the defeat.

“Our defense was poor and it cost us the game – they found the goal very easily,” Ancelotti told Movistar.

“We’re sad, like all of us fans, it’s disappointing and we don’t have to hide it… We have to move on, there’s nothing we can do about it.”

Both coaches chose to maintain their starting lineups from the semifinals.

Yamal’s curling ball from the right gave Real Madrid an early warning, forcing Courtois to make a brilliant save.

The Belgian goalkeeper also produced a powerful block to deny Raphinha’s header after the Brazilian easily evaded Lucas Vazquez.

Although Barcelona launched a fierce attack at the beginning, Real Madrid took the lead in the 5th minute with Mbappe’s brilliant goal on the counterattack.

The France striker, who was frustrated by multiple offside flags in the league defeat to Catalonia, broke through on the midfield line after Vinicius won the ball back, bursting into the box before crossing Szczes Ni.

Barcelona recovers from goal deficit

Yamal, 17, equalized with a stunning individual goal, the Spanish winger cutting in from the right before firing low inside the near post in a style similar to former Barca great Lionel Messi. He is often compared to.

Barcelona pressed on and took the lead through Lewandowski’s penalty after Eduardo Camavinga arrived late and accidentally bumped into Garvey.

Raphinha quickly headed in Barcelona’s third goal from Kounde’s cross and added the fourth before half-time.

Yamal and Raphinha combined, with the latter sliding in for Balde, who broke past Courtois.

Barcelona continued in the same vein after the break, with Raphinha adding a fifth goal with a beautiful dribble and finishing after Marc Casado had fed him in.

The Catalans were reduced to 10 men when Mbappe accelerated at the other end and rounded goalkeeper Szczesny, who brought him down just outside the penalty area and was cleared under VAR review. After rejection.

Rodrygo hit the post earlier when his free-kick went past Szczesny’s substitute Inaki Pena.

Bellingham and Mbappe leave Real Madrid problems to Madrid

Mbappe defended Jude Bellingham brilliantly but the England international was denied by a fine challenge from Cude in stoppage time.

The French striker also came close to scoring again with a fine individual performance, but Pena converted his effort into nothing.

“He’s the best (Madrid player),” Ancelotti said, noting Mbappe’s progress at the club after an up-and-down start after joining from Paris Saint-Germain.

Barcelona brought in midfielder Dani Olmo for his first appearance since registering to play for the club on a provisional basis, a controversial issue that cast a pall over the semi-finals earlier this week.

However, their five-star performance also became the focus of many other conversations as Barca won a record-breaking 15th Spanish Super Cup.