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Karim Benzema celebrates with his teammates his goal against Valencia

COURTOIS KEPT MADRID ALIVE

Madrid is saved on penalties against Valencia and will play the final

Published:11/01/2023 - 22:54h

Updated:12/01/2023 - 01:06h

Real Madrid and Valencia opened the Spanish Super Cup with a dramatic match in Riyadh that had to wait for penalties to be decided. In the decisive round, the whites did not fail and got into the final

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The Real Madrid will defend the title of the Supercopa Spanish the Sunday. After a first part entertained and a beginning inmejorable of the complement with the goal of the tie 'Ché', the party went in in a very dense stretch in which the physical problems evidenciaron the wear of both staff, mainly of the defence madridista. At the end, it was necessary to play 120 minutes to know to the first finalist, with the luck of the side of the ones of Carlo Ancelotti.

Valencia went out to presionar without fear in Riad. Justin Kluivert and Samuel Lino changed permanently of bands to drown the white exit and, in each exit from own field, the ones of Gennaro Gattuso created problems with balloons to the space taking advantage of the absence of Aurélien Tchouaméni. To Eduardo Camavinga costs him a lot cover spaces when Ancelotti leaves him like only pivote and the group 'Ché' was near to explode this weak point.

Edison Cavani Warned in the 19' with a head butt that demanded to Thibaut Courtois in a played in which the Uruguayan demanded penalti. After the corner, Valencia began to feel comfortable in the King Fahd Stadium in spite of the attempts of the offensive trident 'merengue'. In a distraction of Thierry Correia, Vinicius was very near to emulate his goal in the Etihad in the semis of Champions in front of the Manchester City with a big galloped, but the Portuguese side reached to sweep to time to avoid the finish of the Brazilian and force the corner.

It was a warning of a Madrid that, to fault of clarity, bet also by the pelotazos long. In the 37', Éder Militao found to Karin Benzema with a good pass to the right side and Eray Cömert, in his eagerness for detaining to the Frenchman, went down it in the area. The collegiate José Hernández Hernández did not doubt in signalling the maximum penalty and admonish to the Swiss before the '9' put the 1-0 with a finish adjusted to the left hand of a Giorgi Mamardashvili that launched to the contrary stick.

Like this, the Madrid went to the rest with minimum advantage after a first very equalised part. The alone whites finished once to door in the first 45 minutes, but struck in the just moment. In the halftime, 'Carletto' did not doubt and took out to Camavinga, already apercibido, by Luka Modric to reinforce a midfield in which Fede Valverde and Toni Kroos suffered to help to the French in defensive works.

Distraction of Lucas Vázquez and goal of Lino

In the first action of the complement, a centre of Toni Lato to the second stick found to Samuel Lino to equalise the party. The Brazilian forward took advantage of a blink of Lucas Vázquez to finish only in front of Courtois and do justice in the marker apparently until then. The Madrid felt the hit of the 'goal of camerino' and, taking advantage of the spaces between lines, Valencia dumped to by the advantage.

Defensive drama for the Madrid

Happened the hour of game, the 'merengues' followed without finding the compass. With Vinicius imprecise and Rodrygo isolated, Kroos and Valverde launched to the attack, leaving to Modric as '5'. The ones of Gattuso expected to go out fast to the against with a Madrid very escueto deep down that, for desatar the defensive drama, lost to Lucas by injury in the 68'. Dani Carvajal, also between cottons, ingresó in his place.

Faithful to his habit, the technician valencianista looked for the party. Hugo Hard, ex of the Castilla, ingresó by Kluivert in the 72'. To his time, Militao lesionaba only, forcing the entry of the discussed Ferland Mendy. Nacho, the one who occupied the left band, happened to the centre of the saga beside Antonio Rüdiger. With David Praises also 'KO', only Jesús Vallejo remained in the bench like alternative in defence, beside the half Dani Ceballos and Mario Martín (canterano of 18 years). Minutes later, Lino joined to the festival of injuries in the 80', forcing to the entry of Fran Pérez.

To penaltis in Riad

To six minutes for the end, 'Carletto' put to Marco Asensio in place of Rodrygo. It happened little and at all in Riad until a centre of Valverde found the head of Benzema in the 88'. The finish of the '9' left slightly high and the whites woke up to look for the goal of the victory. Hernández Hernández gave seven minutes of addition and both teams had opportunities to clear it. The clearest were of Vini, in a hand manually, and Valverde, with a finish far, but Mamardashvili kept the tie.

The goalkeeper georgiano went back to deny him the goal to the Brazilian with a paradón in the beginning of the extention. The ex culé Ilaix Moriba and Dimitri Foulquier ingresaron by Toni Lato and Yunus Musah, respectively. The Madrid looked for it with greater insistence in the end of the first stretch of the lengthen and, again, Mamardashvili answered. Dani Ceballos ingresó By Valverde after the mini rest, but went Valencia the first in looming in the complement.

Courtois Baled out to time in a finish of Fran Pérez going in to the area girl and Cavani was near with a head butt after the immediate corner. The wear began to leave exposed to the Madrid, but Valencia could not take advantage of the enormous spaces deep down white. After 120 minutes, the penaltis were unavoidable and, after five collections by side, the triumph was for the 'White House'.

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