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Barca have the advantage

Image: Lionel Messi: On target from the penalty spot in Barcelona's win over Real Madrid

Barcelona came from behind to take a slender lead from the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa at the Camp Nou.

Ronaldo and Di Maria on target for Real

Pedro, Lionel Messi and Xavi scored to give Barcelona a slender 3-2 lead from the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa at the Camp Nou. Cristiano Ronaldo headed Real into the lead against the run of play 10 minutes into the second half from Mesut Ozil's corner. But Barcelona responded as Pedro showed great poise to slot home an equaliser a minute later. The action then raced from end to end and it was the hosts who forged ahead 20 minutes from time when Lionel Messi scored from the penalty spot after Sergio Ramos had brought down Andres Iniesta. A terrific jinking run from Iniesta then freed Xavi to stroke home Barcelona's third goal seven minutes later. However, the visitors were gifted a way back into the tie five minutes from time when Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes tried to dribble around Angel Di Maria and only succeeded in gifting the Argentinian an open goal.