Madrid switched to the winning goal at lightning speed
From the start of the second half, Liverpool initially seemed to be the more determined team. However, the English only got as far as the edge of the penalty area with their actions. Real looked better and then had the “golden moment” on his side.
After winning the ball, it quickly went forward on the right. Federico Valverde found Vinicius jr. with a sharp ball inside the second post, who only had to shoot in to make it 1-0 from close range.
Always Courtois
Liverpool then intensified their efforts again. Klopp brought in a fresh attacker in Diogo Jota for Luis Diaz. But in the end there was nothing for the “Reds” to get, mainly because outstanding Courtois was always in the way – like a Salah degree from the shortest distance (69th).
Even with a shot deflected by Jota, the goalkeeper still got the curve (80th) and shortly afterwards reacted brilliantly in a one-on-one against Salah (83rd). Score, game system and time spoke more and more for Madrid.
Ultimately, none of Liverpool’s 23 shots on target (9 on target) found their way into the target and one on target was enough for Real. Madrid lifted the silver handle cup and is the opponent of Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt in the European Supercup final on August 10th in Helsinki.