Barcelona vs Real Madrid Spanish Super Cup 2011 Final Messi fires in 3-2 second leg win of Barcelona. Barcelona Wins its first trophy of the season with 5-4 aggregate score against arch rivals in a game marred by brawl, 3 red cards at end.
Lionel Messi volleyed a late winner as Spanish and European Champions Barcelona beat arch-rivals Real Madrid 3-2 in a fiery Spanish Super Cup second leg to secure a 5-4 aggregate victory as Lionel Messi volleyed a late winner after the match ended with a mass brawl that saw three players sent off.
The Argentine World Player of the Year Lionel Messi again proved his worth by scoring one and setting up another in the first leg, with an unstoppable volley to claim the first silverware of the season before the trouble erupted.
Tempers boiled over on the touchline after debutant Cesc Fabregas was hacked down by Marcelo and the Brazilian defender, Mesut Ozil of Real and Barca’s David Villa were all dismissed.
Pep Guardiola fielded the side that won the Champions League final in May, which meant new signing Fabregas was on the bench
Pep Guardiola fielded the side that won the Champions League final in May, which meant new signing Fabregas was on the bench
The game was being played at pace when Messi picked up the ball in midfield and played the darting Iniesta straight through the middle with a perfectly weighted pass.The Spanish international dinked the ball past the advancing Iker Casillas to open the scoring, but Real quickly levelled when Barca struggled to clear a corner and Karim Benzema’s shot was diverted in by Ronaldo.
Messi again who proved the difference.When a corner was not properly cleared on the edge of the Real area, the Argentine chested the ball down to Gerard Pique.The Barca defender back-heeled a delightful return pass to his flying team mate, who picked his way past two defenders and deftly lifted the ball over Casillas.
Guardiola then threw on Fabregas but it was Messi who provided the final breakthrough, feeding Adriano Correia out wide and then connecting with his low cross to smash home the winner inside the near post