Real Madrid are Spain’s most formidable side by a mile, at least at the moment. Their La Liga leadership, along with tonight’s Super Cup crown following a 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao, are blatant proofs of Los Blancos’ dominance.After trumping their archrivals Barcelona in the semifinals, the Royals topped Basque Country giants in a showdown played at Riyadh.🏆 – @realmadrid have won 12 of their last 13 finals in all competitions✅✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅In this run, Real only lost the 2018/19 European Super Cup. #Supercopa #AthleticRealMadrid— Gracenote Live (@GracenoteLive) January 16, 2022 It was a true anticlimax, a game without much excitement, as the favourites netted a goal in each half to put their hands on the Super Cup trophy.Moreover, the ‘delivery boys’ were none other than Real Madrid’s two most significant gems, Luka Modric and Kareem Benzema. Those mercurial players are on different levels of the game compared to the others, and they don’t hesitate to demonstrate it on the pitch.A thrilling El Classico ends with five goals and Real’s win in overtimeThat’s precisely what Modric did close to the half-time break, as he got the ball after a back-pass and placed it smoothly in the back of the net.
Although we expected to see Bilbao capable of fighting back, it never was the case. Iker Muniain and co. were nowhere near Courtiois’ goal for most of the fixture. Things got worse after a penalty was given after a handball in the box, and Benzema doubled the lead from the spot.
Unlike him, Bilbao’s veteran Raul Garcia missed his penalty a few minutes before the stoppage time, as Eder Militao’s handball was rewarded with a red card, let alone a penalty. Anyhow, Courtois displayed an out-of-this-world save, kicking the ball with his leg, thus denying Garcia’s shot. COURTOIS WITH AN INCREDIBLE PENALTY SAVE IN THE 88TH MINUTE! pic.twitter.com/9vFDghbNYa— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 16, 2022