Vinicius Junior scored a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid into the Spanish Super Cup with a 4-1 demolition of rivals Barcelona in Saudi Arabia.
Robert Lewandowski scored for Barcelona, whose defender Ronald Araujo was sent off in the second half on a dark night for the Spanish champions.
Rodrigo masterminded the rout of Real Madrid, who won the competition for the 13th time, avenging last year's final defeat by record 14-time winners Barcelona.
Barca manager Xavi switched to a four-man midfield to try to keep the ball and reduce Madrid's counter-attacking opportunities with flying wings Vinicius and Rodrigo - it didn't work.
Spain international Pedri started in place of winger Rafinha, who picked up a hamstring injury in the semi-final win over Osasuna.
Real boss Carlo Ancelotti has brought in midfielder Toni Kroos, who, as in the thrilling semi-final derby win over Atletico Madrid, was booed by the crowd at Riyadh's Al-Awwal Park stadium for criticizing players moving to the Saudi club. league from Europe.
One of the first was Cristiano Ronaldo, and Vinicius' celebration reminded of him after he opened the scoring in the seventh minute.
The Brazilian, who recently returned from injury, was sent in with a perfect pass by Jude Bellingham and deftly rounded Inaki Peña before clearing.
Vinicius mimics Ronaldo's classic leap and spin celebration in tribute to Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer.
Three minutes later, Vinicius broke through again, this time set up by Rodrigo, who took advantage of Barcelona's high line and crossed the ball for his compatriot to finish.
Xavi's side were furiously trying to respond and Ferran Torres hit the crossbar before Andriy Lunin missed Lewandowski's follow-up.
In the 33rd minute, however, the Ukrainian goalkeeper could do nothing to prevent Lewandowski's ominous volley, which was driven hard and low from the edge of the box.
Araujo quickly gave Vinicius a chance to complete his hat-trick from the penalty area by pulling down the striker in the box.
Vinicius slotted the penalty into the bottom left corner for his first Clasico hat-trick and doubled his goal tally against Barcelona - having previously scored just three in 15 games.
Araujo capped off his dismal night by picking up a red card as he clashed with Vinicius and was given a second penalty.
Rodrigo was in the right place at the right time to convert after Jules Kunde blocked a cross from Vinicius looking for Bellingham./BGNES
