Real
Madrid defeated Sevilla 3 – 2 to win the UEFA Super Cup – Dani Carvajal scored
the winning goal in seconf half of extra-time – Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth
Bale did not play in the match Real Madrid have won the 2016 UEFA Super Cup
following a 3 – 2 extra-time win over fellow La Liga club Sevilla. Real Madrid
won the 2016 Champions League while Sevilla won the UEFA Europa League title.
Sevilla controlled the game and had more of the possession but came up short in
extra-time against Zinedane Zidane’s side. Academy product Marco Asensio opened
the scoring in the 21th minute with a beautiful long range strike before new
signing Franco Vazquez equalized for Sevilla in the 40th minute with a left
footed volley. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Marco Asencio scores for Real
Madrid against Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup Marco Asencio scores for Real
Madrid against Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup In the second half Sevilla
continued to control possession and were duly rewarded when Yevheniy
Konoplyanka scored a penalty in the 72nd minute. GET for FREE: Get the latest
sports news on Naij Sport With Sevilla looking to have won the game,
SergioRamos popped up with a 90th minute goal by converting with a header from
a corner kick. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Sergio Ramos in action for
Real Madrid against Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup Sergio Ramos in action for
Real Madrid against Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup In extra time, Thimothee
Kolodziejczak was shown a red card for a reckless challenge and it seemed
Sevilla would bottle it but they continued to control possession. Madrid with
the one man advantage had chances to score with Karim Benzema, James Rodriguez
and Lucas Vazquez guilty of missing scorable chances. With the match going
towards its end in the second half of extra-time, Dani Carvajal driblled past
three tired Sevilla players and shot into the top corner. Share on Facebook
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Super Cup Thats how it ended as Real Madrid won another Super Cup with their
last coming in 2014 against Sevilla
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