Vinicius’ hat-trick beat Barca to win Real’s title. The football world saw the power of Real Madrid in the first El Clasico of the year. Vinicius Jr’s hat trick in the first half was followed by Rodrigo’s goal in the second half. In between Robert Lewandowski scored a goal but it did nothing but reduce the gap. Real won the Spanish Super Cup title with a single dominating performance.
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 4-1 in the final held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday (January 14) night.
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Barca won the Super Cup last season by beating Real Madrid 3-1. This time Real took revenge by losing them. This is Real’s 13th title in the Spanish competition.
The story of the first half is almost entirely Vinceus. Within 10 minutes, the Brazilian striker surprised the opponent by hooking the ball into the net twice. He scored his own hat trick from the spot kick. In 16 El Clasico games, Vinicius scored 6 goals, half of which came in this match. The best form of the season was reserved for this match by the Brazilian striker.
From the beginning of the match, Real started playing with the ball in possession. In the first three minutes, the team scared the opponent defense twice. After two minutes Barca responded well to every attack. However, Vini gave Real the lead by scoring the first goal in the seventh minute.
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Vinicius got the ball from Jude Bellingham and entered the box avoiding the offside trap. Then the Brazilian forward beat the advancing goalkeeper and scored the goal. Vini made it 2-0 within 3 minutes before Barca had a chance to turn around. Dani Carvajal’s long ball was picked up by Rodrigo in the box for Vinicius. The Brazilian star slid the ball into the net.
After losing 2 goals in 10 minutes, Barca became more aggressive. However, the Spanish champions did not get the desired goal despite several attacks in a row. Lewandowski scored in the 33rd minute. The striker closed the gap with a great volley from outside the box.
Real did not take long to regain the lead after conceding the goal. Vinicius is the hero this time. This striker took the penalty for Real in the 39th minute. This star completed the hat trick with the shot himself.
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Real made Barcelona’s hopes of a comeback more difficult in the 64th minute. Rodrigo led the team 4-1. Defender Jul Kunde could not clear the pass of Vinicius. Rodrigo, who was nearby, easily found the net.
Ronald Araujo left the field after seeing the second yellow card in the 71st minute. With a team of 10, Real couldn’t put up any resistance after that. Real leaves the field with the excitement of winning the title.
