Barcelona defeat Real Madrid to lift Supercopa

The match was not without some violent scenes as in the final moments everything seemed to get out of control.

Lionel Messi was the hero of the match for Barcelona as he scored a a brace that included the deciding goal.

Barcelona took the lead on the 14^th minute when Andres Iniesta scored the opener. Messi delayed his through pass perfectly and Iniesta timed his run, before nonchalantly scooping the ball over Iker Casillas and into the net.

The lead did not last long as Real Madrid scored the equaliser just six minutes later. From a deep corner, Karim Benzema's bouncing volley was deflected into the net from close range by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi put Barcelona ahead on the 43^rd minute to give his team the lead just before half-time. Latching onto a backheel from Gerard Pique, he held off Ronaldo and flicked his shot into Casillas' far corner.

It was Real Madrid’s turn on the 82^nd minute as the scored the equaliser to set-up a exciting finish to the match.  A corner from the left prompted a scramble inside the six-yard box; Pepe rose highest, powered a ball across the area, and Benzema controlled, swivelled, and slotted out of the reach of Valdes.

Barcelona would not be discouraged as Lionel Messi showed his magic again in the final minutes of the match.

With just three minutes remaining Messi scored what would be the winning goal.

Messi collected the ball, played out wide and continued his run to meet Adriano's cross with a sublime volley into the corner to spark rapturous scenes in the stadium.

After Barcelona took the lead the final minutes of the match turned ugly.

Marcelo wrapped his legs around Fabregas in a wild lunge and was shown a straight red from the referee. All 22 players descended on the incident and the officials fought to regain control amidst a flurry of confusion, before David Villa and Mesut Ozil were also issued reds in the middle of a mass of players.

Once the dust settled, Barcelona could finally collect their title deep into the night, to conclude another fantastic Clasico encounter.