Vinicius Junior Scores Hattrick For Real Madrid Against Barcelona In Supercopa Final

• Vinicius Jr. scored a hat trick in El Clasico for Real Madrid against Barcelona
• The Brazilian scored three goals in the first half of the Spanish Super Cup final
• The winger becomes the first Brazilian to net hattrick for Real Madrid

Vinicius Junior etched his name in history by scoring a hat-trick for Real Madrid against Barcelona within the opening 39 minutes of Sunday's Supercopa de Espana final.

In the sixth minute at Saudi Arabia's King Saud University Stadium, the Brazilian broke the deadlock, sprinting onto a through pass from Jude Bellingham.

Vini Jr, who wears the number seven at Madrid, the number made famous by Ronaldo, scored in the seventh minute of the game to give Carlo Ancelotti’s men the lead.

The electrifying winger skillfully manoeuvred around Barca keeper Inaki Pena, unleashing a shot into the net from eight yards.

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Celebrating his early strike, Vinicius chose to pay homage to Cristiano Ronaldo with the iconic 'SIU' routine, per Bleacher Report.

The spectators at Al-Awwal Park, where Ronaldo's Al-Nassr plays its home matches, enthusiastically joined the celebration, erupting into the famous chants.

Less than three minutes later, Vinicius struck again, capitalising on a slick sliding finish after Rodrygo exposed Barcelona's high defensive line, bringing the score to 2-0.

Barcelona retaliated in the 33rd minute as Robert Lewandowski netted his second goal in four days.

However, Vinicius extended Madrid's lead to two goals with a penalty kick in the 39th minute, winning the spot-kick himself after being fouled by Ronald Araujo.

This achievement makes Vinicius the first Brazilian player to score a hat-trick against Barcelona for Real Madrid and the inaugural player to secure a Clasico hat-trick in the Supercopa de Espana.

Real Madrid thump Barcelona

Sports Brief also reported in a different publication that Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.

Barcelona's fortunes took a downturn on a gloomy night as Robert Lewandowski found the net, while defender Ronald Araujo received a red card in the second half.