Riyadh: Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup by beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Sunday as Luka Modric and Penalty Karim Benzema secured a comfortable victory in Saudi Arabia.
Modric Finish Curling Towards the end of the first half and the Benzema strike in the second start ensured victory for Madrid, who claimed to be their first trophy in Carlo Ancelotti’s second spell as a coach.
Athletic beat the La Liga Champion of Atletico Madrid to reach the final but also beaten at King Fahd Stadium by slippery, Real Madrid side held, which is now only losing once in 20 matches.
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) 1642374002000they has a short expectation in 87 minutes when they get a penalty and Militain’s prize is expelled, but Raul Garcia answered and won Madrid safely.
Ancelotti’s side of Elche’s face on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals and Paris Saint-Germain next month in the last 16 of the Champions League.
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“This is a boost, the urge to continue,” Ancelotti said.
“We don’t have much time to think because other competition will come.” Modric continued brilliant shape by scoring the opening goal, a goal that made him the oldest scorer in the history of the Spanish Super Cup at 36.
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“He’s one of the best, the legend of this club,” Madrid said President Florentino Perez.
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) 1642371336000ancelotti now has five trophies as coach of Real Madrid, adding the Spanish Super Cup to the Copa del Rey, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and club World Cup he won during his first spell.
The Spanish Super Cup lives in Spain in 2021 because of a pandemic, but has returned to Saudi Arabia as part of an agreement until 2029 which will get a Spanish Football Federation of around 30 million euros per year.
Objections from players and coaches have been muted but Athletic Bilbao Raul Garcia spoke last week.
He said the spanish tournament moves 7,000 kilometers away was a symptom of the authorities “forget the basics of football”.
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) 1642370051000Criticism has been frankly from human rights groups such as Amnesty International, which has accused the Federation to fail to support “harassed and persecuted women in Saudi Arabia” and collaborate in Arabic “image-wash”.
Athletic Inaki Williams and Oahan Sancet looked dangerous early, with Williams wanting a penalty when the ball was beaten by David Alaba sliding in hand but referee Cesar Soto was not interested.
Despite the arrogant form of Vinicius Junior in recent weeks, Madrid’s biggest threat comes to the opposite side, through Rodrygo.
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) 1642369423000the the first warning came when Kroos ping the ball to Brazil, which dropped it in for Benzema and a curved shot of the flying striker just widened from the far post Unai Simon.
The opening took the same route, even if it began with Thibaut Courtois, who played for Toni Kroos.
Under pressure, Kroos found casemiro and ball shaken together, through modric and exit the right.
Rodrygo drove past two Athletic defenders afraid to challenge in the box and when Dani Garcia slid to block, it was too late, Rodrygo toeing in the ball for Modric, which was whipped the first ball to the corner.
Seven minutes entering the second half, it was two, as Jeray Alvarez jumped to block Benzema “S shot, stopped the ball with his right hand stretched out.
The referee was examined by the monitor and gave a penalty, which Benzema was fired left and at.
Hope for Athletic to come late, and for a while, and a minute In the 87th minute, when Militao was sent off to block another header Raul Garcia to the destination and athletic was given a penalty.
But Raul Garcia answered, his drive was filled with left foot of Courtois.