Topics: Supercopa de España, Barcelona, Real Madrid, El Clásico, Carlo Ancelotti, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr
The Spanish capital giants prevailed despite allowing Barcelona to send the game to extra time after holding the lead two times.

The first game in 2022 between Real Madrid and Barcelona turned out to be quite a nail-biter, where Real Madrid managed to prevail despite not being able to seal the deal during the first 90 minutes.

Carlo Ancelotti's men held the lead twice during the game thanks to goals by Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema, but Luuk de Jong and star replacement Ansu Fati leveled the game for Barcelona, forcing the teams to define the winner in extra time.

Once there, Fede Valverde's goal was enough for Los Blancos to seal their spot in the title clash set to be played on Sunday. Have a look at the defining moment of the game here (Image might be geo-restricted).

With this win, Real Madrid have earned quite a few bragging rights over their bitter rivals, including their 100th win against Los Culés across all competitions.

 In case you had not noticed, this game represents the sixth El Clásico in a row in which Los Blaugranas have not been able to beat Real Madrid, with the last five ending in wins for Real Madrid.

And now, over to the players, who also accomplished quite a few feats today. The first one of them has to be Karim Benzema, who has become the team's most decisive player and has now joined an elite list of players with his performance tonight.

Last, but not least, Rodrygo Goes came off the bench to continue what has become quite an interesting streak when facing Los Blaugranas.