Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, 2021-22 Spanish Supercopa, Final
· Spanish SupercopaReal 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 12': Foul by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao).
- 12': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oier Zarraga.
- 15': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by David Alaba.
- 16': Attempt missed. Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Íñigo Martínez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 18': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Íñigo Martínez.
- 19': Attempt missed. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Dani García.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 24': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 26': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Mikel Balenziaga.
- 27': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 27': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 28': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 30': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 30': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao).
- 31': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 33': Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao).
- 34': Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Oier Zarraga (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 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.
- 41': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
- 41': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a corner.
- 45': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nico Williams replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 46': Offside, Real Madrid. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao).
- 47': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 50': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
- 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.
- 54': Attempt missed. Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikel Balenziaga.
- 55': Foul by Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao).
- 55': Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
- 56': Oier Zarraga (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao).
- 57': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 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.
- 60': Offside, Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt missed. Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 64': Attempt missed. Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Rodrygo.
- 68': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
- 68': Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Dani García with a through ball.
- 76': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Eder Militão.
- 76': Attempt missed. Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Bilbao).
- 77': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 79': Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nicolás Serrano replaces Iker Muniain.
- 81': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Vinícius Júnior.
- 82': Attempt saved. Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Vesga.
- 86': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marcelo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Eder Militão (Real Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 87': VAR Decision: Penalty Athletic Bilbao.
- 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': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao).
- 90': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Lucas Vázquez.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Serrano.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Bilbao).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Bilbao 0, Real Madrid 2.
Statistics
 RMA |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Supercopa
Venue: King Fahd Stadium
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 30,000
Venue: King Fahd Stadium
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 30,000
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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