In the early morning of August 11, Beijing time, the final of the European Super Cup was played at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, and the two sides were last season's Champions League champions Real Madrid and Europa League champions Frankfurt. After the opening, Frankfurt had the advantage, but facing the hot-form Courtois, Kamada Daichi and Knauf both missed the opportunity to score goals. In the 38th minute, Alaba scored in front of goal to break the deadlock for Real Madrid. In the 65th minute, Benzema pushed a shot into the net. In the end, the match ended, Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0, and the team lifted the European Super Cup for the fifth time in its history.
What to watch in the game
1. Alaba scored in the European Super Cup for the first time in his career, and he is also the first defender to score in the European Super Cup after Sergio Ramos in 2018. Coincidentally, Alaba inherited Ramos's No. 4 shirt.
2. Benzema scored the 324th goal of his Real Madrid career, and he also surpassed Raul to be the second place in the team's all-time top scorer list.
3. Ancelotti became the first head coach to win the European Super Cup four times.
Wonderful review
In this match, Ancelotti lined up exactly the same starting line-up as the Champions League final, while Frankfurt boss Glasner replaced Götze with Hitachi, and Lenz replaced the departing Kostic as a left-wing defender.
In the 12th minute, Lindström fired a powerful right-footed shot from offside that was saved by the well-prepared Courtois.
In the 14th minute, Eintracht Frankfurt almost went ahead, Mendy made a mistake in the backfield, Lindström went straight in front of the goal, kamada Daichi's close-range shot was deflected by Courtois.
In the 24th minute, Soeu split the ball on the right and Knauf forced a shot that was blocked by Courtois.
In the 37th minute, Benzema took the ball to the side, Vinicius cut inside from the left and Trapp quickly fell to the ground to seal the ball off the line.
In the 38th minute, Kroos drove a corner kick from the right, Benzema scrambled to cross the net, Casemiro deftly crossed the door and Arabba pushed the empty goal into the net.
In the 41st minute, Real Madrid attacked again, kroos in time to cross the door, Benzema in the absence of defense to shoot with his right foot!
In the 55th minute, Mendy crossed from the left, Lindström was not far from the line, Vinicius scored the ball inside the small penalty area and Trapp barely saved.
In the 58th minute, Eintracht Frankfurt boss Glasner was replaced by both Götze and Mu'ani to strengthen the attack.
In the 61st minute, Real Madrid almost extended the scoreline, Alaba directly crossed the front, Modric cleverly made the ball, Casemiro followed up with a left-footed shot to hit the lintel!
In the 65th minute, before Vinicius crossed the door, Benzema quickly adjusted his position and pushed his right foot to break the goal! Real Madrid led 2-0.
In the 76th minute, Camawinga came on in place of Valverde.
Appearances line-up
Real Madrid: 1- Courtois, 2- Carvajal, 3-Militão, 4-Alaba, 23-Ferran Mendy, 14-Casemiro, 8-Tony Cross, 10-Modric (66'21 Rodrigo), 15 Valverde (76'25-Camaringa), 20-Vinicius, 9-Benzema
Frankfurt: 1-Trapp, 18-Toure (70'21-Arario), 35-Tuta, 2-Ndicka, 36-Knauff, 8-Sawu, 17-Rod (58'27-Götze), 25-Lenz, 15-Kamada Daichi, 29-Lindeström (58'9-Muani), 19-Borre