Vinicius struck a hat-trick before Rodrygo rounded off Real Madrid’s rout as they won the competition for the 13th time.
Vinicius Junior inspired Real Madrid to a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia to win the Spanish Super Cup.
Vinicius struck a hat-trick before Rodrygo rounded off Real Madrid’s rout as they won the competition for the 13th time, avenging last year’s final defeat by record 14-time winners Barcelona.
According to AFP, Robert Lewandowski struck for Barcelona, who had defender Ronald Araujo sent off in the second half on a dismal night for the Spanish champions.
“(Vinicius) needed two or three games to get back to his best level, and he’s back to it,” said Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.
The Italian has now gone level with Zinedine Zidane on 11 trophies won at the helm of Los Blancos, behind only Miguel Munoz on 14.
“It was a tough game for us, I think the result is too favourable, given how Barcelona played,” he added.