(Football news) Los Blancos got off to the ideal start thanks to two goals in three minutes from Vinicius, giving the crowd at KSU Stadium in Riyadh an incredible first half.

Robert Lewandowski halved the deficit just beyond the half-hour mark, but Vinicius held his calm from the penalty spot to collect his third goal of the game. After Rodrygo added a fourth, Ronald Araujo was sent out for a second bookable offense, which made things worse for Barcelona.

Real Madrid easily won the last minutes of the match, breaking Barcelona’s desire to fight, and captured their third Super Cup championship in five seasons. Their opponents will be left to rue losing three straight competitive Clasicos.

Carlo Ancelotti’s team continued where they left off in their thrilling victory over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, going up 1-0 after seven minutes of the game’s opening kickoff.

After grabbing hold of Jude Bellingham’s pass that split the defense, Vinicius rounded Inaki Pena and rolled the ball into the waiting net. Real Madrid did not stop at scoring an early goal; they kept adding to their total, leaving Barcelona with a mountain to climb.

Dani Carvajal’s long pass forward put Rodrygo running into the box, and he then cut the ball across for Vinicius to score from close range.

Barcelona came agonizingly close to responding instantly after watching their bitter rivals go two goals ahead when Lewandowski smartly saved a save from Andriy Lunin after Ferran Torres had struck the crossbar.

As the match approached the half-hour mark, Lunin—who had taken Kepa Arrizabalaga’s position in the Real Madrid goal—was there to stop Lewandowski a second time, with a near-post save.

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