At 2:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 17, the final of the Spanish Super Cup was played at the King Fahd Stadium, and Real Madrid played against defending champion Athletic Bilbao. In the first half, Modric opened the scoring; in the second half, Benzema scored a penalty, Militang sent a red dot package, and Courtois pounced. In the end, Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and successfully won!
The focus battle in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia attracted many bigwigs, not only a number of Saudi consortium executives, Real Madrid President Florentino personally supervised the battle, and the Spanish national team coach Enrique also came to the scene.
In the 38th minute, Rodrigo broke through and knocked back, and Modric's shot from inside the penalty area went straight into the dead corner! Real Madrid lead 1-0!
According to statistics, 36-year-old and 129-day Modric became the oldest player to score for Real Madrid in the past 45 years; he also broke the record for the oldest player to score goals in the history of the Western Super League. It was Modric's first goal of the season. The midfield masters final showed its prestige and showed its Golden Globe style.
In the 52nd minute, Benzema's shot hit the arm of Jerry Alvarez and the referee reviewed the replay and awarded a penalty. Benzema personally headed the penalty to the left side of the goal and the goalkeeper couldn't save! Real Madrid lead 2-0!
So far this season, Benzema has been directly involved 32 times, second only to Levan in the five major leagues. At the same time, he also surpassed players such as C Ronaldo and Xavi to rise to the 5th place in the historical top scorer list of the Western Super League.
In the 88th minute, a handball from inside the Militão penalty area was sent off and a red card was shown directly, but Raul Garcia's penalty was blocked by Courtois on tiptoe.
In the end, thanks to the sparkle of Modric, Benzema and Courtois, Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 to win the first trophy of the season. According to statistics, in the last 13 finals of various competitions in which Real Madrid have participated, 12 have won the cup, including 3 Western Super League champions. Of course, they also avenged the elimination of Bi Bao in the semi-finals of the Western Super Cup last season.
In addition, Real Madrid will also win a generous prize money. According to the new agreement revealed by the Spanish media, in addition to the 6.8 million euros in appearance fees, Real Madrid will also receive 12 million euros in championship prize money, adding up to a total of 18.8 million euros. In this regard, Real Madrid fans also joked, "a Haaland fragment was collected".