Barcelona hammered Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era.
Kylian Mbappe put Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half.
Madrid were hoping to avenge their 4-0 home defeat by Barcelona in October's La Liga Clasico but instead were left battered and bruised in Jeddah.
After Mbappe's opener, Lamine Yamal leveled and Robert Lewandowski sent Barcelona ahead from the penalty spot, with Raphinha bagging a brace and Alejandro Balde also on target.
Rodrygo Goes pulled one back for Madrid with a free-kick but they could not capitalize on their numerical advantage in a humiliating defeat for the European champions.
It was the third straight win for Barcelona in 2025 after they lost two games in a row to end last year. "The Christmas break helped us reflect on what we had done wrong," Lewandowski said. "Now we can look forward to the run of games that we have."
"It was a bad night," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "It's a disappointment, we won't hide it, but it's football."
?Atletico Madrid set a club all-time record of 14 straight victories with a 1-0 win over Osasuna sending them top of the Spanish league at the halfway stage.
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta lifts the trophy. AFP
