It was on 29 September 1988 that Real Madrid lifted their first Spanish football Super Cup. In that edition, our team, playing as league champions, faced cup-winners Barcelona.

The first leg took place on 21 September at the Santiago Bernabéu, where Madrid won thanks to goals from Míchel and Hugo Sánchez and took a 2-0 lead into the second leg. Eight days later, the madridistas lost 2-1 at the Nou Camp, but went on to win the title on aggregate.

First leg: Santiago Bernabéu (21/09/1988)
2- Real Madrid: Buyo, Esteban, Solana, Sanchís, Tendillo, Gallego, Schuster, Martín Vázquez (Gordillo, 65‘), Míchel, Butragueño (Paco Llorente, 77’) and Hugo Sánchez.
0- Barcelona: Zubizarreta, López Rekarte, Alexanco, Soler, Julio Alberto (Urbano, 46‘), Milla, Robert Fernández, Bakero, Carrasco (Eusebio, 69’), Begiristain and Salinas.

Goals
1-0 (min. 51): Míchel.
2-0 (min. 78): Hugo Sánchez.

Second leg: Camp Nou (29/09/1988)
2- Barcelona: Zubizarreta, López Rekarte, Serna, Soler (Lineker, 46‘), Urbano, Robert Fernández, Bakero, Eusebio, Carrasco (Milla, 83’), Begiristain and Salinas.
1- Real Madrid: Buyo, Esteban, Sanchís, Tendillo, Solana, Gallego, Schuster, Martín Vázquez, Míchel, Butragueño (Gordillo, 83') and Hugo Sánchez.

Goals
0-1 (min. 15): Butragueño
1-1 (min. 37): Bakero
2-1 (min. 78): Bakero