By Chris Wright
Despite having only played for Barcelona for somewhere around 8 minutes, Cesc Fabregas already has a trophy to his name after the Catalans beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the second-leg (the first leg finished 2-2) of the Spanish Supercopa final at the Camp Nou last night.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first ever goal on Barcelona turf (it turned out to be little more than a deflection), but goals from Andres Iniesta and a fine brace from Lionel Messi (Pique’s backheel assist for the first was brilliant) ensured that the boys in blaugrana took first blood by the end of the evening as far as the 2011/12 bragging rights go.
Photos…
The obligatory Clasico end-of-match barney was sparked when Marcelo saw red for crunching Fabregas in injury time and, as the brawl continued after the final whistle, Jose Mourinho snuck in like a secret ninja and tugged the ear of Barca coach Tito Vilanova…
http://youtu.be/olelvRKSpG8
Highlights…
http://youtu.be/NdaeMvaZFSQ
Photos: PA and @Carles5Puyol