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The match at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium turned into a thriller, with four goals packed into a breathless phase at the end of the first half.

After an even opening spell, Barcelona gradually asserted control before the interval, and was rewarded in the 36th minute when Raphinha burst into the box and drilled a low shot into the far corner to give his side the lead.

Madrid struck back in the second minute of first-half stoppage-time when Vinicius Jr collected the ball near the halfway line, surged down the flank, skipped past two Barcelona defenders and finished into the far corner for a stunning solo goal.

But only two minutes later, Robert Lewandowski was given space in the penalty area and finished with a delicate chip to restore Barcelona’s lead, only for the chaos to continue moments before the interval.

From a Madrid corner, Raphinha made a goalline save, heading on to the bar, but Gonzalo Garcia pounced on the rebound, with the ball striking both the bar and the post before crossing the line, bringing the sides level once more as the teams went into the break.

Raphinha struck again for Barcelona in the 73rd minute after drifting into a dangerous position on the edge of the box. Slipping slightly as he pulled the trigger, his shot took a deflection off a Madrid defender, wrong-footed keeper Thibaut Courtois, and landed in the net.

As the clock ticked past 90 minutes, the temperature on the pitch rose again when Barcelona was reduced to 10 men after Frenkie de Jong was sent off for a foul on Kylian Mbappe, making his first return from injury off the bench.

Madrid pressed hard but failed to make its numerical advantage count, going agonisingly close when efforts from close range by Alvaro Carreras and Franco Mastantuono were both saved by goalkeeper Joan Garcia to give Barcelona a 16th Supercopa title and a fourth trophy under coach Hansi Flick.