Spanish Super Cup 2026: Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling 2026 Spanish Super Cup final, securing their first trophy of the 2025-26 season.
Barcelona celebrate their 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in the 2026 Spanish Super Cup final, clinching their first trophy of the season (Photo: X)
Spanish Super Cup 2026: Barcelona overcame Real Madrid with 3-2 in a very exciting final tie of El Clasico Supercup winning their first trophy of the 2026 season which featured highlights like Mbappe and Asensio trying their luck against Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia. Real Madrid are in new territory as they have lost three consecutive finals, all to Barcelona: Supercopa 2025, Copa del Rey 2025 and this Supercopa 2026.
Barcelona Win in Jeddah and the Catalans win a spectacular Supercopa match to claim their first title of the 2025/26 season, their second consecutive Spanish Super Cup after a brace from Raphinha and a strike from Robert Lewandowski.
Barcelona’s Raphinha have scored the opening, decisive goal and earns the Player of the Match award.
The 2026 Spanish Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Barcelona takes place on Monday, January 12, 2026, with a kick-off at 12:30 PM Spanish time (CEST). The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The captain of FC Barcelona is Marc-Andre ter Stegen, the team’s veteran goalkeeper. He leads the squad both on and off the pitch, organizing the defense and representing the team in official events and discussions with referees.
The total prize money that will be at stake during the 2026 Spanish Super Cup has been projected at a whopping €21 million approximately Rs. 189 crore, which is indeed a significant improvement over the previous designs. The prize money for the champions has been projected at around €2 million approximately Rs. 18 crore, whereas the secondary prize money has been set at around €1.4 million approximately Rs. 12.6 crore. Even those teams that advance but lose during the semifinals receive some prize money.
In a competition involving merely a few matches, such figures put the Super Cup among the most commercially successful tournaments in Europe.
The distribution model entails the use of both obligatory participation fees and performance incentives:
The finalists receive the highest shares due to international appeal and broadcasting
Real Madrid and Barcelona usually garner better basic salaries in view of their successful history and fan base in foreign countries, which again proves reputation’s influence on revenue generation.
| Competition | Matches Played | Real Madrid Wins | Barcelona Wins | Draws |
| La Liga | 191 | 80 | 76 | 35 |
| Copa del Rey | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 |
| Spanish Super Cup | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Champions League | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Copa de la Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Copa de la Coronacion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 262 | 106 | 104 | 52 |
| Competition | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| La Liga | 36 | 28 |
| Copa del Rey | 20 | 32 |
| Spanish Super Cup | 13 | 15 |
| Copa Eva Duarte | 1 | 3 |
| Copa de la Liga | 1 | 2 |
| Champions League / European Cup | 15 | 5 |
| Cup Winners’ Cup | 0 | 4 |
| UEFA Cup / Europa League | 2 | 0 |
| UEFA Super Cup | 6 | 5 |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 0 | 3 |
| Latin Cup | 2 | 2 |
| Intercontinental Cup | 3 | 0 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 5 | 3 |
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Total Trophies | 106 | 102 |
