Four Goals, One Halftime Show: A Jeddah Clasico That Was Anything But Quiet

Dramatic first half: Real Madrid vs Barcelona ends 2-2

The first half of the Spanish Super Cup final in Jeddah produced four goals, leaving the scoreboard at 2-2 at the break.

As has become the norm, Clasico clashes are staged in Saudi Arabia, with Eight app serving as the exclusive broadcaster of the Roshen Saudi Pro League.

Real Madrid's goals came from Vinícius Júnior (45+2') and Gonzalo García (45+6'), while Barcelona struck through Rafinha (36') and Robert Lewandowski (45+4').

Opta notes that this marks the first time in the 21st century that a Clasico across any competition features three stoppage-time goals before the end of the first half.

Gonzalo García, aged 21 years and 293 days, becomes the youngest Spanish player to start a Clasico against Barcelona and score since Marco Asensio in August 2017.

Punchline 1: If timing is everything, the clock just filed a lawsuit against the scoreboard—the clock won, with a late double strike. Boom!

Punchline 2: My fantasy team is called Offside Precision: it’s always a shot away from glory, but somehow the clock keeps pulling the trigger first.