Raphinha: Supercopa MVP with another brace against his favorite victim, Real Madrid

Published New:11/01/2026 - 23:06h

Updated New:11/01/2026 - 23:48h

Raphinha led Barça's victory against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final (3-2). Just like in 2025, the Brazilian scored a brace and now has 7 goals in his last 5 Clásicos

FC Barcelona won the 2026 Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid (3-2) in another brilliant performance by Raphinha. The Brazilian, who was notably absent from the first league Clásico this season, proved why he is currently the 'White House's' main nightmare with another brace and the MVP award for the final.

The '11' had scored a brace against Athletic in the 'semis' and, on Sunday, he didn't miss against his favorite victim. The night in Jeddah didn't start well for Rapha, who in the 34th minute missed a one-on-one against Courtois with a shot wide, after a great pass from Lamine Yamal.

Fortunately, Fermín López, two minutes later, gave the Porto Alegre player his revenge with another brilliant pass, after recovering the ball in midfield. This time, the 28-year-old winger did not miss, outrunning Tchouaméni to unleash a powerful left-footed shot across goal, unstoppable for Courtois.

7 goals and 3 assists for Raphinha in his last 5 Clásicos

Real managed to rescue a 2-2 draw at halftime after an absurd 8 minutes of added time in which Vinicius, Robert Lewandowski, and Gonzalo García scored. However, Barça regained the lead in the second half, with Raphinha scoring again.

The Brazilian took advantage of a good combination between Ferran Torres and Dani Olmo to receive the ball at the edge of the box. Although he slipped while shooting, the ball deflected off Raúl Asencio and ended up surprising Courtois, who was caught in no man's land, deceived by the trajectory

Raphinha, celebrating with Lamine one of his goals in the final

For Rapha, it was his ninth official goal in 13 Clásicos against Madrid, in which he also provided 3 assists. However, the significance of the '11' against the Whites has been much greater since Hansi Flick's arrival on the bench, as 7 of his goals against the 'Merengues' came in his last 5 encounters, where he participated in 10 of the Catalans' 19 goals.

The winger was injured for two months, but has fully recovered and already has 11 goals in 17 games this season, making him the second top scorer for Barça behind Ferran Torres. Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski currently have 10 goals each.