Real Madrid won the first trophy of this season

Real Madrid won the first trophy of the season
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La Liga champion Real Madrid have won the Spanish Super Cup, defeating Athletic Club in the final. It is the first trophy for the Los Blancos in this season. However, they beat Athletic Club by 2-0 at King Fahd Stadium last night. Luka Modric and Karim Benzema netted two goals to win the final.

Match Review

Spanish giants Real Madrid are having a good time in the league and other tournaments. They are at the top of the table in the Laliga. Meanwhile, they have qualified for the Knockout Round of the UEFA Champions League. Finally, they became the champion of the Spanish Super Cup last night.

Real Madrid beat FC Barcelona in the semifinal to reach the final. On the other side, Athletic Club have won against Athletico Madrid in the semifinal. As a result, both winning teams faced off last night at the King Fahd Stadium.

Both managers of the two teams have played their best XI in this match. Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti set the team formation in 4-3-3. He played Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, and Casemiro in the midfield. On the other hand, the Athletic manager Marcelino Toral played the team in a 4-4-2 formation.

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The first half was decent for both teams. Both Real Madrid and Athletic Club created some big chances. But the audience had to wait until 38 minutes to see the first goal of the match. Madrid midfield maestro Luka Modric scored that goal for the Los Blancos. He scored the goal with the assist of Rodrygo. However, Athletic couldn’t equalize in the first half.

The Ancelotti boys doubled their lead in the second half. In the 52nd minute, the match referee gave a penalty kick to the Los Blancos. Benzema took that kick and made no mistake. However, Athletic Club couldn’t return a single goal. As a result, Real Madrid won the match and sealed the first trophy of the season.

“We deserved to win this trophy”

Real boss Carlo Ancelotti praised his team for their brilliant performance. After the match, Ancelotti said,

We deserved to win the trophy based on the two games we’ve played here. Both games were different, but they were good games. We had to play differently in this game and played well for the first 70 minutes. We controlled the possession and defended very well. We dropped a bit deeper afterward, but that could happen in a final. I’m very pleased, happy and we’ll carry on. We’re going to compete, but I’m lucky to be here. It’s a great honor to coach this team and this club. We’re going to compete for the other trophies too.