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On Wednesday evening, in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup, the footballers of Madrid's "Real," who triumphed in the "Primera" championship last season, and the winners of the King's Cup ("Copa del Rey"), Barcelona, faced each other for the second time.
In the first clash between the teams a week ago at the "Camp Nou" stadium, the Catalans defeated their eternal rivals 3-2, so the "royal" club had to settle for nothing less than victory in the battle now moved to the capital.
Jose Mourinho's men fulfilled their task at the fortress of "Santiago Bernabeu" - they won with a score of 2-1 and thanks to the two goals scored away from home once again proved to be the strongest in the country.
Madrid's "Real" club won the Spanish Super Cup for the ninth time in the club's history. (Photo: AFP) "Los Blancos" from the first minutes of the match attacked the goal guarded by Victor Valdes, and already in the 11th minute, forward Gonzalo Higuain from Argentina, earned themselves a second one hundred percent chance to score and led the hosts to the front.
Due to an early mistake, Javier Mascherano, who unsuccessfully tried to neutralize the danger, should take responsibility, for whom this was his 100th match wearing the "Blaugrana" jersey.
Soon Modric's debut. (Photo: AFP) viewers jumped from their seats when Cristiano Ronaldo fantastically passed the ball over himself and Gerard Pique and then appeared before the goalkeeper and doubled the lead to 2-0.
In the 28th minute, Ronaldo would have clashed with Valdes again, but Adriano intervened from behind, and the referee was unforgiving - a red card for the last hopelessness.
"Real" failed to take advantage of several great opportunities and was punished just before the break, as Messi disarmed Iker Casillas with a distant penalty kick.
It is worth noting that this was the 15th accurate shot by the Argentine in the history of "El Clasico."
In the second half, Mourinho's troops tried to control the ball more, while Vilanova's pupils launched fast counter-attacks in the remaining minutes.
Despite the favorable score for the Madrid team, the players of both teams found themselves in promising positions - Higuain's attempt hit the crossbar, Modric's shot was blocked by a defender, Messi and Jordi Alba lacked accuracy, and Martin Montoya, who appeared after the substitution.
Coming off the bench, debutant Alex Song, acquired from London's "Arsenal," made his debut for Barcelona, while Modric, who joined "Real" just two days ago, also had the chance to show himself.
Faces of defeat. (Photo: AP) Madrid's "Real" 2 - 1 "Barcelona" (first match 2 - 3, total result 4 - 4) 11' [1 - 0] G. Higuain 19' [2 - 0] C. Ronaldo 45' [2 - 1] L. Messi 28' Adriano sent off from the field ("Barcelona")
