Real Madrid beats Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 for UEFA Super Cup

This time, there have been solely two objectives.

David Alaba and Karim Benzema scored in every half for Actual Madrid to win the UEFA Tremendous Cup with a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.

Alaba prodded the opener house from shut vary within the thirty seventh minute when Casemiro cushioned Benzema’s header again after a nook. The French star then sealed Madrid’s record-equaling fifth Tremendous Cup title within the sixty fifth due to an help from the energetic Vinicius Junior.

It was Benzema’s 324th aim for Madrid, overtaking membership legend Raul. Solely Cristiano Ronaldo has extra after scoring 450 objectives for the membership between 2009-18.

Benzema, who additionally joined Madrid in 2009, lifted the trophy for Madrid, his first as captain after taking up from Marcelo.

Barcelona and AC Milan are solely different golf equipment to have received the Tremendous Cup 5 instances.

However the recreation between the Champions League winners, Madrid, and Europa League champions, Frankfurt, didn’t match the spectacle of their earlier assembly.

Their solely different aggressive recreation was the 1960 European Cup closing, when Alfredo Di Stefano scored three objectives and Ferenc Puskas chipped in with 4 to provide Madrid a 7-3 win and fifth consecutive European crown.

Frankfurt goal-scorer Erwin Stein and teammate Dieter Stinka have been in Helsinki for the rematch 62 years later, but it surely was the 93-year-old Jose Santamaria – the one remaining Madrid participant from that closing in Glasgow – who celebrated one other win. The three veterans embraced warmly after they met earlier than kickoff.

Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti began along with his established gamers, forcing new signings Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouameni to observe from the bench.

Frankfurt was eager to make amends for a 6-1 rout at house to Bayern Munich within the Bundesliga opening recreation final Friday.

Frankfurt’s Jesper Lindstram drew a save from Thibault Courtois early on, although the flag went up for offside, giving the Danish midfielder the excellence of being the primary in a European membership competitors to pressure UEFA’s new semi-automated offside know-how into motion.

Lindstram then arrange Daichi Kamada, who was onside earlier than Courtois blocked his effort. They have been to be Frankfurt’s solely actual probabilities.

Vinicius Junior had Madrid’s first huge alternative, however Brazilian compatriot Tuta slid in to disclaim him.

Frankfurt keeper Kevin Trapp produced a positive save to cease the following Vinicius Junior effort within the thirty seventh, however Madrid scored from the resultant nook when Benzema and Casemiro mixed to provide Alaba a simple end.

Benzema went shut shortly afterward as Madrid ended the primary half within the ascendancy, and Vinicius Junior examined Trapp once more early within the second.

The Brazilian reduce inside to arrange Benzema’s aim, when the French ahead let fly with a direct shot previous Trapp.

Comforted by the two-goal cushion, the Spanish champions started turning on the fashion with intricate passing mixtures – albeit with out including to their tally.

“We did not play a spectacular recreation, however we have been actually strong. Our regular,” Ancelotti stated.