Chai! Na wah oh! Barcelona don carry Spanish Super Cup again, dem beat Real Madrid 3-2 for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphinha shine as he score two goals and Lewandowski join am for the party, na so dem retain di title for di 16th time.
Despite say Frenkie de Jong later receive red card for foul wey no suppose happen, Barca still manage hold their ground tight. Mbappé wey dey return after injury fit just sidon as substitute, but di gbedu don raise serious wahala for coach Xabi Alonso future as him dey fear him job fit dey hang o!
Match start no too easy, both teams dey feel di heat for di evening, and Barcelona dey control di ball well while Madrid dey try plan their counter-attack. Raphinha no dey fear as he take puncture Madrid defense on top 36 minutes after he don miss clear chance before.
But knowing say dem dey play big game, Vinicius Junior quickly responds with fine goal wey make di match go hot, scoring right back to balance di game. Just when you think say all don settle, Lewandowski show him face, making di score 2-1 with a sweet finish before Gonzalo Garcia dey vex enter di game wey scatter di plan for halftime, equalizing for Madrid.
For di second half, things dey cool down. Di tension dey build, as Raphinha later land one deflected shot wey no give Coutois chance once again. But dem no fit call di match easy, as Alonso bring in Mbappé for di final minutes to try find way to equalize.
As game dey move towards finale, Barca still dey hold strong and despite say dem play with one man down, dem fit avoid wahala by keeping pressure on Madrid. Marcus Rashford nearly turn di table if he no miss out for stoppage time as di time dey tick away.
This win don make Barcelona dey shine bright like diamond again o, especially under di management of Hansi Flick. Di last four teams wey win di Super Cup carry La Liga after dem win, and now Barca dey hope say dem fit follow suit again.
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