SPANISH and European champions Barcelona claimed their first silverware of the season with a high-class 3-0 win over city rivals Espanyol in the second leg of the Super Cup on Sunday.
A neat header from Xavi and a spectacular double from Portugal international Deco gave Frank Rijkaard’s side a 4-0 aggregate victory over the King’s Cup winners. Barca, who also won the Super Cup last season, have now won the trophy seven times, the same total as arch-rivals Real Madrid.* UNDER-FIRE Juventus began the season with a 3-0 win over third division Martina Franca in the first round of the Italian Cup on Saturday.Goals by Pavel Nedved and new signings Marco Marchionni and Valeri Bojinov gave the Turin giants a victory in their first competitive outing since they were relegated to the second division following a match-fixing trial.SupersoccerBarca, who also won the Super Cup last season, have now won the trophy seven times, the same total as arch-rivals Real Madrid.* UNDER-FIRE Juventus began the season with a 3-0 win over third division Martina Franca in the first round of the Italian Cup on Saturday.Goals by Pavel Nedved and new signings Marco Marchionni and Valeri Bojinov gave the Turin giants a victory in their first competitive outing since they were relegated to the second division following a match-fixing trial.Supersoccer
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