FC Barcelona will walk away with a €2 million prize after edging Real Madrid in a pulsating Spanish Super Cup final.
The curtain came down on this year’s Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah on Sunday night, where Barcelona prevailed 3-2 in a breathless encounter against Real Madrid.
A brace from Raphinha and a decisive strike by Robert Lewandowski sealed the trophy for Hansi Flick’s side, extending their recent dominance in the fixture.
According to AS, the Royal Spanish Football Federation will reward Barcelona with €2 million for lifting the trophy. Real Madrid, beaten finalists on the night, will receive €1.4 million.
Both squads are now heading back to Spain to refocus on domestic matters, with the LaLiga title race back in sharp view. Barcelona currently sit top of the table, holding a four-point cushion over second-placed Real Madrid.
Beyond the prize money and the drama on the pitch, the result reignited debate over Xabi Alonso’s future at the Santiago Bernabeu. The defeat marked the fifth time Real Madrid have lost to Barcelona in their last six meetings, three of those coming in cup finals.
Although Real briefly halted a run of Clasico defeats earlier this season with a 2-1 league win, familiar problems resurfaced in Saudi Arabia, even with a stunning goal from Vinicius Jr failing to tilt the final in their favour.
Alonso, who replaced Carlo Ancelotti last summer, has been under scrutiny since late 2025 following a difficult run that yielded just two wins from eight matches between early November and mid-December. While speculation intensified in Spain, Fabrizio Romano reported that the Super Cup final could play a key role in shaping the club’s thinking.
That thinking is now clear. Jose Felix Diaz, one of the most reliable voices on Real Madrid matters, insists the club are not planning a change in the dugout.
“Despite the defeat against Barcelona, the manager’s job is not in danger. It’s a time for analysis and finding solutions to the team’s problems,” Diaz wrote in AS.
He added: “The Super Cup and Real Madrid’s performance in it keep Xabi Alonso’s job alive.
“At the club, defeats don’t strengthen the team. Never, but the one in Jeddah against Flick’s Barcelona gives the former Bayer Leverkusen coach a chance to remain at the helm.
“There was no ultimatum, because, as we’ve been saying for several weeks, it’s all about the feeling, and as such, Real Madrid’s performance in the final of the first title of the season opens the door to improved performance, rather than directly pointing the finger at the coach.”
