In the semifinal match, Real Madrid drew first blood as French forward Karim Benzema scored from the penalty spot in the 39th minute at King Fahd Stadium.
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Modric’s curling finish towards the end of the first half and Benzema’s strike early in the second sealed the win for Madrid, who claimed their first trophy in Carlo Ancelotti’s second spell as coach.
The Emirates A380 emblazoned with the blue Expo 2020 “mobility” livery lifted one of the most popular clubs in global football all the way from Madrid, Spain to defend their title at the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals on January 12.
But his debut could be delayed after the Catalan club announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 along with teammate Pedri
As confirmed by the club’s official website, Barcelona have loaned out French superstar Griezmann to arch-rivals and reigning La Liga champions Atletico Madrid.
The Argentine received the first red card of his Barcelona career in the last minute of extra time for striking Athletic Bilbao forward Asier Villalibre around the head off the ball.
Moments before Bilbao’s momentous triumph was confirmed, Messi threw an arm at Asier Villalibre, who had earlier scored a 90th-minute equaliser in normal time to deny Barca victory.
The 26-year-old right full-back has penned a deal which will keep him at Molineux until June 2023, with an option to extend it to June 2025
Valverde, 55, took training on Monday morning amid intense speculation his time as coach was about to come to an end and his fate was sealed later in the evening
After a goalless 120 minutes, Sergio Ramos scored the decisive spot kick to seal a 4-1 win after Saul Niguez and Thomas Partey failed to find the target from 12 yards.
Barcelona legend Xavi has reportedly turned down the chance to replace under-fire Ernesto Valverde as manager immediately.
Real Madrid duo Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale have been ruled out of this week’s Spanish Super Cup which is to be held in Saudi Arabia.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has confirmed injured forward Eden Hazard will miss the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Sevilla made the breakthrough in the ninth minute of the match, although it would have been disallowed but for the invention of VAR, which showed that the linesman was wrong to flag Sarabia offside
Barcelona will look to add yet another domestic trophy to their collection when they take on Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup tonight.
The Spanish Football Federation has settled on the single-game format for Sunday’s encounter between Liga champions and Copa del Rey holders, Barca and cup runners-up, Sevilla.
The Barcelona striker sustained the injury in August against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, but has been playing since for both club and country, helping Uruguay seal qualification for next year’s World Cup.
“TAD has rejected the appeal presented by Real Madrid against the five-match ban,” a TAD spokesperson confirmed to Agence France-Presse.
Ronaldo did not enter the field until the 58th minute of the contest as Los Blancos head coach Zinedine Zidane continued to ease the attacker back into action after representing Portugal at the 2017 Confederations Cup earlier this summer
The mega football star did not state whether the baby is one of his twin boys delivered in June.