Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup by beating defending champions Athletic Bilbao (2-0) in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on Sunday. Luka Modric and Karim Benzema scored the game’s two goals.
And a 12and Supercup for the White House. Defeated last year by the Basques, Carlo Ancelotti’s men took revenge this year. First winners of their enemies Barça in the semi-finals (3-2), the people of Madrid imposed themselves with authority on the lawn of King Abdallah in the Saudi capital.
Luka Modric first opened the scoring in the 39thand before Karim Benzema doubled the lead from the penalty spot at the start of the second half (52and). Then, at the end of the match, it was Thibaut Courtois who put himself in value by stopping a penalty (88th) after the expulsion of Eder Militao for a hand in the Madrid area.
Benzema, who was once again imperial against his favorite prey (18 goals against Bilbao in all competitions), took the opportunity to reach the bar of 20 titles with the Merengues. Note that he came a little closer to the podium of the best scorers in the history of the club, five lengths from the legend Alfredo di Stéfano (308 goals).
A month before facing PSG in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League (February 15), Real Madrid, leader of La Liga and still in contention in all competitions, begins its second part of the season brilliantly with this first title for the 2021-2022 season.