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MADRID, Aug. 17-- Leo Messi was again the hero for FC Barcelona as he scored two goals to take his side to a 3-2 win over Real Madrid in the return leg of the Spanish Supercup. The result gave Barcelona a 5-4 aggregate win over Madrid, who will claim they deserved more, from the two legs, the first of which ended in a 2-2 draw in Madrid, but despite their physical superiority Jose Mourinho's side is still unable to match Barcelona's touch play. Real Madrid made one change for the game in relation to Sunday's clash with new signing Fabio Coentrao coming into the side for Marcelo, while Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola decided to play the 11 that beat Manchester United in the Champions League final last May. That meant that Xavi Hernandez, Pedro Rodriguez, Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets came into the side, while new signing Cesc Fabrigas was on the subs' bench. Cristiano Ronaldo had the first chance of the game after less than a minute following a rare Xavi error, but Victor Valdes made the save. Slowly the match settled into a routine with Madrid looking again to pressure high up the park and Barcelona looking for long controls. The control of the game changed quickly in a fast and competitive game, but Iniesta put Barca ahead after 15 minutes with a clever chip over Iker Casillas after being put through on goal by Leo Messi. Madrid quickly showed they were not out of the game and Ronaldo broke the offside trap and levelled the scores from close range after 20 minutes following a corner. | 
