Athletic vs Real Madrid 2021-22 Spanish Supercopa, Final

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  • 38': Luka Modric
  • 52': Karim Benzema (P)
  • Red Card 87': Éder Militão

Real Madrid lift Spanish Supercopa with comfortable win over Athletic Bilbao

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

Competition: Spanish Supercopa

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

Line-Ups

ATH Athletic Club (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Unai Simón (GK)
4 Iñigo Martínez
5 Yeray Yellow Card
24 Mikel Balenziaga
18 Óscar de Marcos
14 Dani García Yellow Card
19 Oier Zarraga
10 Iker Muniain
7 Álex Berenguer
8 Oihan Sancet
9 Iñaki Williams

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
3 Éder Militão Red Card
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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