Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona: Vini & Rodrygo's Samba show stuns Xavi's clueless 10-man Barca

Vini and Rodrygo celebrate against Barcelona. (Photo Credit: Real Madrid/X)

Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona: Vini & Rodrygo's Samba show stuns Xavi's clueless 10-man Barca

Izuchukwu Akawor 21:46 - 14.01.2024

Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo inspired Real Madrid to an emphatic victory against FC Barcelona in the Spanish Cup final.

Real Madrid’s Samba boys Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo ran riot as they humiliated bitter rivals Barcelona to be crowned Super Cup champions.

Vinicius and Rodrygoe netted the goals as Real Madrid thrashed Barcelona 4-1 in a one-sided final at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night.

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Real Madrid vs Barcelone: Vini and Rodrygo show

The Brazilian stars proved to be a handful for Xavi Hernandez’s LALIGA champions, with Vinicius the star of the night.

The 23-year-old scored an excellent first half hat-trick to set Los Blancos on their way to the brilliant win before compatriot, Rodrygo, wrapped up the impressive show from Carlo Ancelotti’s men with a fourth goal in the second half. 

Vinicius Jr netted a hattrick against Barcelona.
Vinicius Jr netted a hattrick against Barcelona. (Photo Credit: Real Madrid/X)

Former Bayern Munich forward, Robert Lewandowski scored a brilliant volley as a consolation to make the result look respectable for the uninspiring Catalans. 

Things went from bad to worse as Barcelona finished the encounter with ten following the dismissal of Ronald Araujo for two bookable offences. 

Rodrygo celebrates his goal against Barcelona.
Rodrygo celebrates his goal against Barcelona. (Photo Credit: Real Madrid/X)

Real Madrid win Super Cup

Ancelotti's men made their intentions known early enough as two goals in three minutes frim Vinicius saw Real Madrid establish a handy lead inside the opening 10 minutes.

Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham set up Vinicius for the goals before Lewandowski gave Barcelona hope when he pulled one after the halfhour mark.

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However, Real Madrid's two-goal lead was restored just before the break when Vinicius netted from the spot to make it 3-1 after he was fouled and dusted himself to take the kick.

After the break, his compatriot, Goes, sealed the deal with a fourth goal to give Real Madrid the win for a 13th Super Cup title. 

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