28th anniversary of club's fifth Spanish Super Cup

On 23 August 1997, Real Madrid lifted their fifth Spanish Super Cup. In that edition, the Whites beat Barcelona 5-3 on aggregate in the final. The first leg was played at Camp Nou, where Madrid lost 2-1. Three days later, they came from behind to win the trophy with an emphatic 4-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Raúl was the standout performer, scoring the only Madridista goal at the Camp Nou and then bagging a brace at home to guide the team to victory. In the return leg, Mijatovic and Seedorf were also on target.

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’), Rivaldo.
1-Real Madrid: Cañizares, Chendo, Sanchís, Karanka, Roberto Carlos, Amavisca (Guti, 62’), Jaime (Zé Roberto, 62’), Seedorf (Dani, 81’), Suker, Mijatović, Raúl.

Goals
0-1 (min. 5): Raúl.
1-1 (min. 11): Nadal.
2-1 (min. 85): Giovanni, penalty.

RETURN LEG (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, Raúl.
1-Barcelona: Hesp, Ferrer, Reiziger, Abelardo, Sergi, Figo, Amor (Ciric, 57’), Giovanni, Guardiola, Sonny Anderson (Dugarry, 68’), 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.