DBasia.news – Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup after toppling Atletico at the King Abdullah Sport City stadium, Saudi Arabia, Monday (1/13) AM. In the match several interesting facts were created which heated the match even more.
Real Madrid directed by Zinedine Zidane won the championship after winning the drama on penalties with a score of 4-1 after playing the game in normal time with a score of 0-0. Four Madrid penalty executors: Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric, Rodrygo, and Dani Carvajal did their job well, while Saul and Thomas Partey failed to score for Atletico.
Interestingly, without a new format in the Spanish Super Cup this season, the two teams will not play in the finals. As both Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are not the defending champions of LaLiga and the Copa del Rey last season.
Madrid’s duo participation in the Spanish Super Cup emerged when the RFEF changed the format this season. No longer just playing the final match between defending champions of LaLiga and the Copa del Rey, runners-up from both competitions were also involved in the semifinals.
For Real Madrid, the Spanish Super Cup title became the 11th title they won. Only Barcelona who won more than Madrid, 13 times.
From the match, BolaSkor.com observed the data from various sources to summarize five interesting facts. The following are the reviews of interesting facts from the Spanish Super Cup final between Real Madrid against Atletico Madrid.
1. Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, played the 14th Spanish Super Cup and he is the Madrid player who has played it the most often on Iker Casillas (13 times), Raul (12 times), Fernando Hierro, Guti and Sanchis – same time playing, nine times.
2. Zinedine Zidane has never lost in nine finals as coach of Real Madrid (including the Spanish Super Cup this season). The details are: two Spanish Super Cup titles, two Club World Cups, two European Super Cups and three Champions League titles.
3. Federico Valverde conducted 15 attempts to dribble opponents and managed to do so 10 times. No player dribbled more than him.
4. Thibaut Courtois returned to his best performance. He made nine saves from 11 shots on target in the Spanish Super Cup 2020.