Vinicius Junior scored a first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup.
The winger scored twice in the first 10 minutes to put Carlo Ancelotti’s side in control in Saudi Arabia.
Robert Lewandowski pulled one back for Barca with a superb volley, but Vinicius converted the penalty in the 39th minute to restore Los Blancos’ two-goal lead.
Rodrigo then added a fourth in the second half before Ronald Araujo was sent off to complete Barca’s misery.
The win was Madrid’s third in a row in El Clasico and gave them a 13th Super Cup success.
Jude Bellingham was instrumental in the opening goal, playing the ball behind Barcelona’s high line for Vinicius to slot in and round goalkeeper Inaki Pena to score.
Three minutes later, Rodrigo timed his run back to perfection to expose Xavi’s side before Vinicius got through to slide in at the back post.
Barca responded well and got back into the game when Alejandro Balde’s cross fell just wide of the box, allowing Lewandowski to score for the first time.
But just minutes later, the referee ruled that Vinicius had been pulled down in the box by Araujo as he tried to get on the end of a cross.
Complaints from Barca were ignored and the 23-year-old Brazil international confidently slotted home to complete Madrid’s second hat-trick.
With Barca throwing players forward to try to get back into the match after half-time, Madrid continued to threaten on the break and Rodrigo took advantage of some sloppy defending to strike in the fourth.
Things got worse for Barcelona as Araujo’s frustrations got to him and he went down on Vinicius to earn a second yellow card with 20 minutes remaining.
Bellingham had a shot cleared off the line as Madrid looked for a fifth, but Barca avoided any further punishment in the closing stages.
Lining up
Real Madrid
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 13Lunin
- 2Carvajal
- 22RüdigerReservation at 62 minutes
- 6Nacho
- 23Mendi
- 15ValverdeSubstituted forCeballosin the 86′minutes
- 18Tchouaméni
- 5BellinghamReservation at 43 minutesSubstituted forJoseluin the 86′minutes
- 8CrossSubstituted forModricin the 81′minutes
- 11RodrigoSubstituted forDiazin the 77′minutes
- 7Vinicius JrSubstituted forCamavingain the 82′minutes
Substitutes
- 10Modric
- 12Camavinga
- 14Joselu
- 19Ceballos
- 20Garthia
- 21Diaz
- 24Guler
- 25Arrizabalaga Revuelta
- 28Swallow
- 32Paz
- 36Tobias da Silva
Barcelona
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Peña Sotorres
- 4AraujoReservation at 71 minutes
- 23Kude
- 15Christensen
- 3Balde
- 22Gundogan
- 21F de Jong
- 7F. TorresSubstituted forJoao Felixin the 61′minutes
- 8PedriSubstituted forYamalin the 61′minutes
- 20RobertoBook in 40 minutesSubstituted forLópezin the 61′minutes
- 9Lewandowski
Substitutes
- 14Joao Felix
- 18Romeo
- 19Roque Ferreira
- 26Astragalus
- 27Yamal
- 30Casadó
- 31Kochen
- 32López
- 33Cubarsí
- 38Guiu
- 39Fortress
- Referee:
- Juan Martínez Munuera
- Presence:
- 23,977