A member of the attacking ranks at Barcelona was named Man of the Match for his performance in the club’s meeting with Real Madrid.
This comes owing to his contributions in an eventual Blaugrana triumph.
The latest edition of El Clásico was played out a short time ago, in the finale of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Upon the full-time whistle bringing a close to proceedings in a hard-fought affair, it was Barcelona who emerged on the right side of a 3-2 result.
Raphinha proved himself match-winner, after seeing his 2nd-half strike from the edge of the penalty area deflected beyond Thibaut Courtois.
As much came after the Brazilian earlier opened the game’s scoring through a fine left-footed effort.
And such exploits were enough to see Raphinha crowned Man of the Match in Jeddah.
Despite competition from several teammates, the former Leeds United man was named official ‘MVP’ for the Supercopa final.
Conor Laird – GSFN
