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Zinedine Zidane’s side lifted their second trophy of the season after a 2-0 (5-1 agg.) win over FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu. Three competitive games, two trophies. Real Madrid’s season has got off to a flyer. After last week’s UEFA Super Cup win over Manchester United in Skopje, Zinedine Zidane’s side wrapped up the tenth Spanish Super Cup in the club’s history with a 2-0 (5-1 agg.) win over Barcelona. The home side started strongly, setting a high tempo and pushing forward into the Barcelona half. Their intensity was rewarded within minutes, as Marco Asensio surprised Marc-Andre ter Stegen with a sensational left-footed drive from well outside the box. The young forward, whose form has attracted almost universal acclaim, thus became only the fourth player in Real Madrid history to score in both legs of a Super Cup tie against Barcelona after Ivan Zamorano (1993), Raul Gonzalez (1997) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2012). Barcelona clawed their way back into the ga...

Real Madrid won a pulsating Spanish Super Cup first leg 3-1 at the Camp Nou, with Lionel Messi notching FC Barcelona's goal from the penalty spot. Real Madrid took control of the Spanish Super Cup with a breathless 3-1 victory at the Camp Nou on Sunday, with goals from Gerard Pique in his own net, Cristiano Ronaldo and Marco Asensio. FC Barcelona had levelled the game with a Lionel Messi penalty, but failed to make the most of a late red card for Ronaldo. Zinedine Zidane left Ronaldo on the bench and started with Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale up front supported by Isco, while Gerard Deulofeu stepped in alongside Messi and Luis Suarez for the hosts. It was the Uruguayan who had the first sight of goal after 10 minutes but his shot was straight at Keylor Navas. Madrid’s first chance came after 36 minutes when Isco surged in off the left flank to feed Bale, who had a fierce drive pushed over the bar. The game burst into life at the start of the second half. Madrid took the l...