We won our fifth Spanish Super Cup 27 years ago
Real Madrid won the title against Barcelona on 23 August 1997.
It was on 23 August 1997 that Real Madrid lifted their fifth Spanish Super Cup. In that edition, our team beat Barcelona 5-3 on aggregate in the final. The first leg was played at the Nou Camp, where Madrid lost 2-1. Three days later, they came from behind to win the trophy with a convincing 4-1 win at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Raúl was the standout performer, scoring Madrid's only goal at the Nou Camp and then grabbing a brace at home to guide the team to victory. In the return leg, Mijatovic and Seedorf also scored.
FIRST leg (Camp Nou, 20/08/1997)
2-Barcelona: Hesp, Reiziger, Nadal (Ferrer, 66‘), Sergi, Amunike (Ciric, 71’), Giovanni, Guardiola, Amor, Sonny Anderson, Luis Enrique (Dugarry, 62') and Rivaldo.
1-Real Madrid: Cañizares, Chendo, Sanchís, Karanka, Roberto Carlos, Amavisca (Guti, 62‘), Jaime (Zé Roberto, 62’), Seedorf (Dani, 81'), Suker, Mijatović and Raúl.
Goals
0-1 (min. 5): Raúl.
1-1 (min. 11): Nadal.
2-1 (min. 85): Giovanni, penalty.
RETURN (Santiago Bernabéu, 23/08/1997)
4-Real Madrid: Cañizares, Panucci, Hierro, Karanka, Roberto Carlos, Zé Roberto (Sanchís, 82‘), Guti (Jaime, 63’), Seedorf, Suker (Víctor, 73'), Mijatović and Raúl.
1-Barcelona: Hesp, Ferrer, Reiziger, Abelardo, Sergi, Figo, Amor (Ciric, 57‘), Giovanni, Guardiola, Sonny Anderson (Dugarry, 68’) and Rivaldo.
Goals
1-0 (min. 42): Raúl.
2-0 (min. 54): Raúl.
3-0 (min. 58): Mijatović.
4-0 (min. 65): Seedorf.
4-1 (min. 80): Giovanni.