Vinicius Junior did his best Cristiano Ronaldo impression in Saudi Arabia, scoring a hat-trick and leading Real Madrid to a 4-1 rout of Barcelona and the Spanish Super Cup trophy.

Vinicius scored his three goals in the first half as Madrid beat Barcelona to lift their first trophy of the season on Sunday. After his first goal, the Brazil forward imitated the trademark celebration of the former Madrid great, with Ronaldo reportedly at the Riyadh stadium.

"It was for Cris, because he is my idol and now he is playing here,” said Vinicius, who was named the best player of the final. “I'm very happy with myself and with my team. It's not easy to play against Barcelona and to win 4-1 is tough. We played an almost perfect match,” Vini, as he is known in the football circle, added.

Rodrygo also scored for Madrid, who now have 13 Super Cup trophies, one less than the Catalan club. It was Madrid's second Super Cup triumph since the tournament was moved to Saudi Arabia four years ago. Robert Lewandowski scored Barcelona's goal to make it 2-1 in the first half.

The clasico between the Spanish powerhouses was a rematch of last year's Super Cup final that Barcelona won 3-1 for their first trophy with coach Xavi Hernández and without Lionel Messi.

Madrid had also won at Barcelona in the first clasico of the season in October in the Spanish league.

Barcelona played a man down from the 71st after defender Ronald Araujo was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Vinicius. Madrid were already up 4-1 at the time.

The victory added to Madrid's momentum as Carlo Ancelotti's team remain unbeaten in 21 consecutive games in all competitions. Their last setback was a 3-1 loss at Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league in September.

The defeat adds to Barcelona's troubles and increases the pressure on Xavi, whose team hasn't played well recently. They trail second-placed Madrid by seven points in the Spanish league, with Catalan opponents Girona another point ahead at the top having played an extra game.

“We are disappointed and sad,” Xavi said. “We were hopeful of another victory, but in the end it was our worst match. We didn't get off to a good start and were never comfortable. We have to congratulate Madrid because they deserved to win.”

It didn't take long for Madrid to take control of the match in Riyadh, with Vinicius scoring his first goals since a long injury absence in the seventh, 10th and 39th minutes. It was Vinicius' third match since being out from November because of an injury picked up with Brazil in a World Cup qualifier.