Beijing time on January 17, 2:30, 21/22 Spanish Super Cup final began, the first half Rodrigo assisted Modric's goal, in the second half Benzema made a penalty and personally scored, Courtois saved the point, Real Madrid 2-0 lightly won Athletic Bilbao, successfully won the first title of the season, Ancelotti 21st crown in his coaching career.
Four days ago, Real Madrid fought for 120 minutes before they beat Barca to advance to the final. Alaba returned, with Benzema, Vinicius and Rodrigo forming a trident, followed by Modric, Casemiro and Kroos.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Rodrigo broke into the box and knocked the ball back before falling to the ground, Modric pushed the ball straight into the dead corner, Real Madrid broke the deadlock 1-0, and Modric scored his first goal of the season.
At 36 years and 4 months old, Modric became the oldest player to score for Real Madrid since Amansio in 1976, setting a magical record of 46 years.
In the 52nd minute, Benzema pushed a shot from the edge of the penalty area and landed on the arm of Jerre Alvarez, and the referee watched VAR and awarded a penalty. Benzema then hit a shot and Real Madrid extended their advantage 2-0.
Since joining Real Madrid, Benzema has scored all 16 penalties and shot 100% from the field. In addition, Benzema scored five goals in the Western Super Cup, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo and only looking up to Raúl, who scored seven goals, ranking second in team history! It is worth mentioning that Benzema has scored 6 goals in the final, second only to Cristiano Ronaldo and Ramos in this century.
In the 86th minute, Raul Garcia nodded the ball into the goal and Militan blocked it with his hand. The referee not only awarded a penalty after watching the VAR, but also showed Militang a red card. In the 89th minute, Raúl Garcia's penalty was saved by Courtois with his legs outstretched and Real Madrid kept a clean sheet.
In the end, Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 to achieve a three-match season match against their opponents and win the first title of the season, which is also the 12th Western Super Cup in the history of the team. Ancelotti won his first Western Super Cup, rising to 21 titles in his coaching career and ranking third in active duty.
According to the rules, Real Madrid got 6 million in appearance fees, as well as 2 million in championship prize money, and 8 million yuan fell into the bag. Athletic Bilbao lost the defense of the title and received 2.4 million euros.
It is worth mentioning that the last two times Real Madrid won the Western Super League Cup, they were not won as league or Copa del Rey champions, so there were also some doubts.
When talking about this issue, Kroos is particularly relaxed, he said that real Madrid's attraction is strong, and this is also the result of the restructuring of the Western Super Cup, and there is no need for the outside world to bother.