Athletic vs Real Madrid 2021-22 Spanish Supercopa, Final
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
Venue: King Fahd Stadium
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 30,000
Statistics
 ATH |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.8 | Possession | 57.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 399 | Accurate Passes | 560 |
| 450 | Passes | 620 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 23 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 17 | Clearances | 20 |
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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