Casemiro and Isco gave Real Madrid a 2-1 UEFA Super Cup win over Manchester United, despite Romelu Lukaku’s debut goal.
Real Madrid claimed the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United in Skopje on Tuesday.
Goals
from Casemiro and Isco secured a fully-deserved triumph for the
Champions League holders, who have now won the trophy three times since
2014.
Romelu Lukaku halved the deficit on his
competitive debut, but the Europa League winners looked well short of
matching Madrid for much of the encounter in a hot and humid Philip II
Arena, where drinks breaks were required.
United
beat Madrid on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the International
Champions Cup last month, but they were second best for the majority
against Zinedine Zidane’s side, for whom Gareth Bale started and
Cristiano Ronaldo made a late cameo appearance as a substitute.
Jose
Mourinho handed first competitive starts to Lukaku, Nemanja Matic and
Victor Lindelof, but it looked unlikely that he would celebrate a win
over his old club from the moment Casemiro broke the deadlock after 24
minutes.
Isco’s superb second put Madrid in
control in the second half and, although Lukaku gave United some hope of
a comeback, Zidane’s side held firm to win their sixth trophy since the
Frenchman took charge last January.
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