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.