Fabregas strikes as Barca prevail

CESC FABREGAS scored a brilliant volley to keep Barcelona’s non-stop victory parade going with a UEFA Super Cup triumph over Porto last night.

Substitute Fabregas took Lionel Messi’s pass on his chest before rifling home to spark scenes of wild celebration from his team-mates.

It means two trophies in 10 days for the former Arsenal man – who won just the FA Cup and a Charity Shield in all his years with the Gunners — with the European champions already having the Spanish Super Cup in the bag this season and thanks to Fabregas and Messi’s first-half goal, they added the UEFA trophy to their cabinet.

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