Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Jan. 12 -- Raphinha was FC Barcelona's hero as his side retained the Spanish Super Cup with a 3-2 win over Real Madrid in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Sunday night.
The Brazilian scored his side's first goal and then netted the winner in the second half with a touch of fortune to decide a thrilling game where Madrid looked for an equalizer until the final moments.
Madrid started with Kylian Mbappe on the bench and Dean Huijsen in for Antonio Rudiger in defense, with coach Xabi Alonso adopting a pragmatic policy of getting his side to defend deep and look to hit Barcelona on the break.
With Barcelona careful not to give the ball away to allow Madrid the chance to break, the first half hour was a cautious affa...