Real Madrid beat defending champions Athletic Bilbao 2-0 to win Spanish Super Cup

Spanish club Real Madrid won their second Super Cup title since the competition moved to Saudi Arabia in 2020 after a 2-0 victory over defending champions Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Luka Modric scored the first goal for Real in the 38th minute while Benzema extended the lead by converting a 51st-minute penalty kick.

Athletic had a chance to reduce the deficit in the final minutes but Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saved penalty kick with his left foot.

The match ended in faovur of Real Madird 2-0 as they reinforced their supremacy as the top team in Spain this season after failing to lift a trophy under Zinedine Zidane last season.

Madrid has already beaten Barcelona twice — including in the Super Cup semifinals — and Atlético Madrid once, and are more than 15 points ahead of both rivals halfway through La Liga season.

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