Barcelona beat Real Madrid in the Supercopa final in Saudi Arabia to win the first piece of silverware of the season.

Raphinha scored twice in Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup victory over Real Madrid but could have left the club had it not been for Hansi Flick.

Take a look at any Ballon d’Or power rankings and the same three names dominate. Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane. If there’s to be an outsider, Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal – last year’s runner-up – appears to be it.

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick lauded Raphinha's mentality after the Brazilian haunted Real Madrid once again with two goals in his team's 3-2 Spanish Supercopa final win in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphinha opened and closed the scoring,