Barcelona Edges Real Madrid 3–2 to Retain Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah
Japanese outlets also note Takuma Asano remained unused as Mallorca fell 2–1 at Rayo Vallecano.
Overview
- Barcelona secured a second consecutive Spanish Super Cup and the club’s 16th title in the competition.
- The final was played on January 11 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where Barcelona prevailed 3–2 over Real Madrid.
- The match result confirms Barcelona as current Super Cup holders following last year’s triumph.
- On the same day in LaLiga, Mallorca lost 2–1 at Rayo Vallecano with Japan international Takuma Asano named to the bench but not used.
- Hokkaido Shimbun Digital and Chunichi Shimbun, citing Kyodo, published the match reports on January 12.