He Athletic Bilbao entered the Spanish Super Cup final after winning 2-1 at real Madrid in Malaga, on Thursday, in the second semifinal, with a double of Raul Garcia.
Marco Asensio’s reaction after Madrid’s shot
Before Athletic he opened the scoring with a cross shot (18) and repeated the penalty (38) before Karim Benzema puts the reduction (73), insufficient for the white team. The people of Bilbao reach the final, where they will face Barcelona.
“Lions” knocked down the current Super Cup champions, although they suffered in the last minutes against a real Madrid which increased with the passing of the minutes.
He Athletic jumped on the La Rosaleda turf with more intensity than his starting rival, pressing the meringue team to start the game, which was very uncomfortable throughout the first half.
Tested Eden Hazard with a long shot saved by Unai Simon (10), but shortly after an error of Lucas Vazquez who gave the ball to a rival led to the first goal.
The ball has arrived Dani Garcia who leaked a ball so that Raul Garcia will mark before exiting Thibaut Courtois (18).
Raul Garcia It was a real headache for Merengue’s defense, who suffered to control it.
He real Madrid, with the scoreboard against, continued to have control of the ball, but without finding the goals in Athletic, which soon increased the bill.
A new mistake from Lucas Vazquez, who grabbed a rival in the area causing a penalty, which turned Raul Garcia to put 2-0 (38).
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After the break, real Madrid gave more intensity to his game and sought to provide freshness and imbalance with the entry of the young Brazilian Vinicius and from Uruguayan The Valverde Faith (67).
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The white team was slowly taking the pressure off Athletic, who began to accuse the passing of the minutes, to get closer and closer to the goal defended by Unai Simon.
Marco Asensio he dropped two balls into the goal (62, 69) as a prelude to both Benzema.
The Frenchman completed a pass from Casemiro to put 2-1 (72) after a few moments of suspense due to the video refereeing review.
Benzema He would see the door again, but this time the goal will not go up on the scoreboard, because the French striker was offside (82).
The goal stimulated the meringue who in the last quarter of an hour harassed her Athleticreduced to defense and trying to counterattack, but still gave a scare in a gallop of Asier Villalibre, who lost hand in hand with Polite (80).
From that moment, Athletic dedicated himself to reducing the balls until the referee whistled for the end, putting the Basques in the decisive duel of the Super Cup.