Barcelona manager Xavi and captain Sergio Busquets were in awe of young star Gavi's "incredible" performance as the Blaugrana beat arch-enemies Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final.
18-year-old Gavi opened the scoring as Barca crushed Los Blancos 3-1 in Sunday's showpiece, played in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The 2022 Golden Boy award winner, full name Pablo Martin Paez Gavira and a product of Barcelona's famed La Masia academy, was electric on the left flank and gave Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal a torrid time by registering a goal and an assist.
Gavi's ice-cool finish in the 33rd minute got Barcelona off to the perfect start the in the 251st edition of El Clasico. The Spain international then set up Robert Lewandowski for a simple tap-in before half-time, leaving his manager "speechless". 2021 Golden Boy Pedri made it 3-0 in the second half, while Karim Benzema powered home an added-time consolation strike for Real Madrid.
