Barcelona trounces Real Madrid in Super Cup as Xavi lifts the first trophy

Xavi Hernandez lifted his first trophy as Barcelona head coach, 2-0 winners over bitter rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Lionel Messi set up both goals and Andres Iniesta scored the first as Barca triumphed at the Santiago Bernabeu in the season’s first Supercopa de Espana. “We competed well and this is a prize for all of us,” said Xavi, who has replaced Luis Enrique as coach following his switch to Roma. “We have more than enough quality to win something here.”

Xavi Hernandez lifted his first trophy as Barcelona head coach, 2-0 winners over bitter rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey.

Xavi Hernandez lifted his first trophy as Barcelona head coach, 2-0 winners over bitter rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey.

Xavi, who made 767 appearances for Barca and won eight La Liga titles with them before retiring in 2015 after a glittering career with both club and country, became head coach last month following his appointment by new sporting director Eric Abidal.

The Catalan giants were left reeling after their 4-0 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League opener but they responded with an impressive display against Real at their Camp Nou home ground on Wednesday night.

Lionel Messi set up both goals and Andres Iniesta scored the first as Barca triumphed at the Santiago Bernabeu in the season’s first Supercopa de Espana.

Barcelona trounced Real Madrid in the first Supercopa de Espana, with Lionel Messi setting up both goals and Andres Iniesta scoring the first as Barca triumphed at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The world’s best player was instrumental in helping his side win their first trophy of the season, with two assists to boot. The Catalans dominated their rivals for much of the match, but it wasn’t until Iniesta ended his goal drought since February 2014 that they were able to break through and take control of proceedings, going on to claim a comfortable victory over Carlo Ancelotti’s men.

“We competed well and this is a prize for all of us,” said Xavi, who has replaced Luis Enrique as coach following his switch to Roma.

Barcelona trounced Real Madrid in the Super Cup as Xavi lifted the first trophy of his coaching career.

The 38-year-old former midfielder, who retired from playing last season, has been named as successor to Luis Enrique after he was appointed Roma boss this summer.

And he marked his debut with a win against his old side at Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday night, with Lionel Messi scoring twice in a 4-1 victory which sees Barca retain their Copa del Rey title from last year (19/08).

Xavi told reporters: “We competed well and this is a prize for all of us.”

“We have more than enough quality to win something here.”

“We have more than enough quality to win something here.”

Xavi, Barcelona’s midfield maestro, was speaking after his side had beaten Real Madrid 4-0 in the Spanish Super Cup. He was right. The Catalans were brilliant throughout and were deserved winners of the first trophy of this season’s campaign.

Their victory was achieved without Lionel Messi (who was watching from the stands), who will be absent for up to three weeks due to injury, but it should not take away from what was an excellent performance by Pep Guardiola’s men against Jose Mourinho’s team – one which showed that Barca is ready for another successful year under their current coach.

Barcelona won their first trophy of the season with a comfortable victory over Real Madrid

Barcelona won their first trophy of the season with a comfortable victory over Real Madrid. Barcelona was more clinical in front of goal than Real Madrid and was more composed in possession.

Conclusion

Barcelona showed that they have the quality to win something this season by beating Real Madrid 2-0 in their first Supercopa de Espana. It was a game dominated by Barcelona, who were able to see out a victory thanks to Lionel Messi’s two assists and Andres Iniesta’s goal on the stroke of half-time. Xavi Hernandez will be delighted with his first trophy as head coach after taking over from Luis Enrique earlier this summer