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On Sunday evening, the Champions League winner "Barcelona" once again secured their first trophy of the new season - they crushed Barcelona's "Espanyol" 3-0 in the second leg in front of 70,000 spectators and won the Spanish Super Cup.
3 - 0 Barcelona (First leg 1-0, aggregate score 4-0) 3` [1 - 0] Xavi 12` [2 - 0] Deco 62` [3 - 0] Deco
The Spanish champions started the match very impressively, pressing the opponents all over the field and creating one opportunity after another. Ronaldinho outsmarted the opponent in the third minute and crossed the ball perfectly to the penalty area, where midfielder Xavi headed it into the goal.
After nine minutes, thanks to efforts from Xavi and Brazilian Juliano Belletti, Barcelona's goalkeeper Carlos Kameni was beaten by Portugal's midfielder Deco. Virtually securing the victory, the home team relaxed, allowing "Espanyol" to create more dangerous attacks. However, midway through the second half, Deco solidified the victory with a powerful shot into the goal after a great pass from J. Belletti.
For "Barcelona", who also won the Spanish Super Cup last year, this was their seventh trophy. Their main rivals, Real Madrid, have also won the same number of trophies.
On Friday, "Barcelona" will have the chance to increase their trophy count when they face UEFA Cup winners "Sevilla" for the European Super Cup in Monaco.
"This is a wonderful start to the season," Deco said after the match. "It's great to score four goals without expending too much energy."
