Athletic vs Real Madrid 2021-22 Spanish Supercopa, Final
Real Madrid lift Spanish Supercopa with comfortable win over Athletic Bilbao
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Real Madrid won the Spanish Supercopa with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 38': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nico Williams replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 52': Goal! Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Raúl García replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 58': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Mikel Vesga replaces Oier Zarraga.
- 58': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Yuri Berchiche replaces Mikel Balenziaga.
- 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Rodrygo.
- 77': Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nicolás Serrano replaces Iker Muniain.
- 86': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marcelo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 87': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the red card.
- 89': Penalty saved! Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Lucas Vázquez.
Game Information
Venue: King Fahd Stadium
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 30,000
Statistics
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7 | Fouls | 10 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
57.2 | Possession | 42.8 |
13 | SHOTS | 14 |
4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
560 | Accurate Passes | 399 |
620 | Passes | 450 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
13 | Crosses | 23 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
53 | Long Balls | 34 |
40 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
14 | Tackles | 16 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 9 |
20 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
20 | Clearances | 17 |
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
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1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
4 | Iñigo Martínez |
5 | Yeray ![]() |
24 | Mikel Balenziaga |
18 | Óscar de Marcos |
14 | Dani García ![]() |
19 | Oier Zarraga |
10 | Iker Muniain |
7 | Álex Berenguer |
8 | Oihan Sancet |
9 | Iñaki Williams |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
4 | David Alaba |
3 | Éder Militão ![]() |
23 | Ferland Mendy |
17 | Lucas Vázquez |
14 | Casemiro |
8 | Toni Kroos |
10 | Luka Modric |
9 | Karim Benzema |
20 | Vinícius Júnior |
21 | Rodrygo |
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