Barcelona conquered its sixth Spanish Supercup in a classic, even match against Real Madrid. After Esmee Brugts' goal in the 28th minute, Real Madrid was held by its goalkeeper, Misa Rodríguez, who kept their hopes alive until the 94th minute, when Alexia Putellas sealed the deal from the penalty spot. Despite the defeat, Real Madrid showed that the gap between the two teams is no longer so large. It was offside. The break did Real Madrid good, allowing them to halt the rhythm Barcelona was trying to impose, which had already begun to find gaps in the rival's defense. The hope for the Madridistas lay with their Colombian player, who carried the team on her shoulders. Pau Quesada returned to the white bench after being absent for personal reasons in the semifinal and started Feller as the reference in attack; Pere Romeu gave a starting spot to Patri Guijarro three months after her injury. FC Barcelona players celebrate the first goal during the Spanish Supercup final match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Castalia stadium in Castellón. In the first few minutes, Pajor and Alexia were the first to threaten, but Lakrar and Méndez proved their reliability. Real Madrid again applied high pressure, which had already worked in the semifinals and also in the opening of the final. Barcelona was in control, but was not at all comfortable. Real Madrid kept trying until the last minute of added time, when Däbritz hit the crossbar. They couldn't win their second final against their biggest rival or their second clásico, but they were left with the feeling that it was the most even one since the one they won 1-3 on March 23, 2025, at Montjuïc. Barcelona had to work hard to win its sixth Supercup, the fifth in a row. Madrid will still have to wait, Barcelona continues to reign. Technical details: 2 – Barcelona: Cata Coll; Ona Batlle, Irene Paredes, Mapi León, Brugts (Aïcha, 72'); Vicky López (Salma, 72'), Patri Guijarro, Alexia; Graham Hansen (Serrajordi, 59'), Ewa Pajor and Claudia Pina (Sydney, 84'). 0 – Real Madrid: Misa; Eva Navarro, María Méndez, Lakrar, Yasmim (Shei García, 68'); Angeldahl (Toletti, 68'), Däbritz; Weir (Bruun, 83'); Linda Caicedo, Athenea (Comendador, 83'); Feller (Keukelaar, 68'). Goals: 1-0, 28': Brugts. EFE / Manuel Bruque. Some changes indicated the intentions on both sides: Barcelona wanted to control the game, be strong with the ball, and Real Madrid wanted to hurt on the counter-attack with pace. But when Madrid was suffering the most, Linda appeared. With the feeling of being close to a goal, the white team went to halftime. The Norwegian Barcelona forward, Graham (l), vies for the ball with Real Madrid forward Athenea during the Spanish Supercup final match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Castalia stadium in Castellón. Misa tried to keep Real Madrid in the game and Linda Caicedo gave them hope, but the Catalans won again, as they have in all the finals they have played in this tournament (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026). The 'superclásico' began cautiously at Castalia. Barcelona time and again tried to find Pajor, who was staying up high, but the clearest chance came from Vicky. The Madrid-based player got to the edge of the box, fired a right-footed shot that forced Misa to stretch and make a good save, and from the corner forced by the young 'culé' talent, the goal came. Misa kept her team alive with a great save from Pajor and the crossbar prevented Graham from scoring in the same play. Real Madrid began to feel the physical strain and had to rely on their goalkeeper, who shone again with two great saves from Pina and Vicky. Lakrar (97') and Eva Navarro (100') were booked for the Madrid team. Incidents: Match corresponding to the Supercup final played at the Castalia stadium in front of 12,593 spectators. Mapi León served a corner for Brugts, who scored an unstoppable header to make it 1-0 in the 28th minute. There was still a lot of final left, and Real Madrid drew on maturity, composure, and faith. EFE / Manuel Bruque. After the break, Quesada's team continued to not give their eternal rival many clear opportunities. A minute's silence was held in memory of the victims of the railway accidents in Adamuz (Córdoba) and Gelida (Barcelona). Photo EFE. The entry 'Barcelona conquers its sixth Supercup in an even clásico' was first published in La Verdad Panamá. Pere Romeu had warned in the pre-match: it was going to be a disputed and fought match. But it was Misa's turn to appear again, who won the one-on-one against Pajor. However, the goalkeeper held on until the 94th minute. Feller also tried with a somewhat flawed bicycle kick that Mapi León cleared. The 'culé' team was not comfortable, and despite having the ball, it was costing them to get out of their own half. Athenea tried to unbalance the match with a shot that the 'culé' defense cleared in the fifteenth minute. Pau Quesada used his card to review the action with VAR on demand. In the 49th, Paredes won the ball in the area to clear a cross from Yasmim with Weir poised to finish. There was a final, although Alexia didn't want there to be one, and the game began to flow. Shei brought down Alexia in the area, and the two-time Ballon d'Or winner didn't miss. Real Madrid tried to respond through a determined Linda Caicedo who went against Cata Coll, but before reaching the Balearic area, she was fouled by Graham. A request that came to nothing: there was no red card, no foul. 2-0, 94': Alexia (pen). Referee: Eugenia Gil Soriano (Galician Committee). Goal and end of the game.
