the Athletic de Bilbao got into the final of the Spanish Super Cup after winning 2-1 in the ‘ Real Madrid in Malaga, this Thursday in the second semifinal, with a double of Raúl García.
Marc Asensio’s reaction after the Madrid kick
The striker of the Athletic he opened the scoring (18) and repeated from the penalty spot (38), before Karim Benzema put the discount (73), insufficient for the white team. The Bilbao team reaches the final, where they will face on Sunday the Barcelona.
The ‘Lions’ knocked down the reigning Super Cup champions, although they suffered in the last minutes against a Real Madrid which grew with the passing of the minutes.
the Athletic jumped on the lawn of La Rosaleda with more intensity than his starting rival, pressing the exit of the game of the set meringue, which was very uncomfortable throughout the first half.
He tried Eden Hazard with a long shot stopped by Unai Simón (10), but shortly after an error of Lucas Vázquez who delivered the ball to a rival led to the first goal.
The ball reached him Dani García who leaked a ball because Raúl García mark in front of the exit of Thibaut Courtois (18).
Raúl García it was a real headache for the meringue defense, who suffered from being able to control it.
the Real Madrid, With the scoreboard against, he still had control of the ball, but without finding the gaps in it Athletic, Which soon increased the bill.
A new error of Lucas Vázquez, Who caught a rival in the area causing a penalty, which he transformed Raúl García to put the 2-0 (38).
Real Madrid reacts
After the break, the Real Madrid gave more intensity to his game and sought to give freshness and imbalance with the entry into the field of the young Brazilian Vinicius and of the Uruguayan Fe Valverde (67).
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The white team was slowly shaking the pressure of the Athletic, Who began to accuse the passage of the minutes, to approach more and more dangerously to the goal defended by Unai Simón.
marc Asensio crashing two balls into the post (62, 69) as an anteroom to the target Benzema.
The Frenchman finished off a pass from goal Casemiro to put the 2-1 (72) after a few moments of suspension for the review of the video arbitration.
Benzema would see goal again, but this time the goal would not go up on the scoreboard offside of the French striker (82).
The goal spurred the meringues that in the last quarter of an hour harassed one Athletic, Reduced to defending and trying to counterattack, but which still gave a fright in a gallop of Asier Villalibre, Who lost hand in hand with Courteous (80).
From that moment on, the Athletic it was dedicated to remove balls until the referee whistled the end putting to the Basoues in the decisive duel of the Supercopa.