{"id":240351,"date":"2026-01-12T01:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/240351\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T01:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:58:11","slug":"raphinha-has-the-final-say-as-barcelona-beat-real-madrid-in-thrilling-super-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/240351\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphinha has the final say as Barcelona beat Real Madrid in thrilling Super Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barcelona's Raphinha celebrates with teammates after winning the Spanish Super Cup final at the King Abdullah Stadium\u00a0in Jeddah. Photo: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aeee4361-6d52-4737-9f8a-8e7cb0873f0e.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Barcelona&#8217;s Raphinha celebrates with teammates after winning the Spanish Super Cup final at the King Abdullah Stadium\u00a0in Jeddah. Photo: Getty<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Raphinha scores Barcelona's opening goal \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/69b4333e-ae3f-45d0-a27d-bc26d995c6e7.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Raphinha scores Barcelona&#8217;s opening goal <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Barcelona's Raphinha celebrates with teammates after winning the Spanish Super Cup final at the King Abdullah Stadium\u00a0in Jeddah. Photo: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768183090_783_aeee4361-6d52-4737-9f8a-8e7cb0873f0e.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Raphinha scores Barcelona's opening goal \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768183091_331_69b4333e-ae3f-45d0-a27d-bc26d995c6e7.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Reuters<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday at 22:50<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Raphinha scored twice as Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup after an dramatic 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in Jeddah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The match at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium turned into a thriller, with four goals packed into a breathless spell at the end of the first half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">After an even opening, Barcelona asserted control before the interval, and were rewarded in the 36th minute when Raphinha burst into the box and drilled a low shot into the far corner to give his side the lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Real struck back in the second minute of first-half stoppage time when Vinicius Jr collected the ball near the halfway line, surged down the flank, skipped past two Barcelona defenders and finished into the far corner in a stunning solo effort.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Raphinha scores Barcelona's opening goal \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768183091_293_69b4333e-ae3f-45d0-a27d-bc26d995c6e7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Raphinha scores Barcelona&#8217;s opening goal <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Two minutes later Robert Lewandowski was given space in the penalty area and finished with a delicate chip to restore Barcelona\u2019s lead, only for the chaos to continue moments before the interval.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">From a Real corner, Raphinha made a goal-line clearance, but Gonzalo Garcia pounced on the rebound, with the ball striking both the bar and the post before crossing the line, bringing the sides level once more as the teams went into the break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Raphinha struck again for Barcelona in the 73rd minute after drifting into a dangerous position on the edge of the box with his shot deflecting off a Real defender, wrong-footed keeper Thibaut Courtois and went into the net.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">As the clock ticked past 90 minutes, the temperature on the pitch rose again when Barcelona were reduced to 10 men after Frenkie de Jong was sent off for a foul on Kylian Mbappe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona&#8217;s Raphinha celebrates with teammates after winning the Spanish Super Cup final at the King Abdullah Stadium\u00a0in 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