Real Madrid won the Football Super Cup in Spain, beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 in the final.
Real Madrid closed the first half of the match, which was played at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, leading 1-0 with the goal of Croatian midfielder Luka Modric in the 38th minute.
Maintaining its superiority on the field in the second half, the Madrid team increased the difference to 2 with Karim Benzema’s penalty kick in the 52nd minute.
Touching the ball in the penalty area in the 87th minute of the match, Eder Militao both caused a penalty and left his team with 10 players.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who saved Raul Garcia’s penalty in Athletic Bilbao, did not let the lead fall.
When the score did not change in the following minutes, Real Madrid became the new champion of the cup with a 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.
REAL MADRID CLOSE TO BARCELONA IN THE SUPER CUP
Real Madrid, who won the 12th Spanish Super Cup in the club’s history, came close to Barcelona, which has the most this cup, with 13 times.
Last year’s champion of the cup, Athletic Bilbao, was defeated this time in the final.
In order to increase the income and promote the La Liga clubs in Spain, Super Cup matches were first played abroad in 2018.
While the Super Cup was transformed into a 4-final (La Liga 1st and 2nd and King’s Cup finalists) by changing the format in 2020, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) signed a 3-year agreement for the matches of this tournament to be played in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia gives 800 thousand Euros to the teams participating in the Super Cup, and 2 million Euros to the team that lifts the trophy with 1.4 million Euros to the losers of the final.
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