Thibaut Courtois was the star for Real Madrid as they beat Valencia 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Riyadh on Wednesday to reach the Spanish Super Cup final.
Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema , Real Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Real Madrid’s Spanish midfielder Marco Asensio celebrate after winning the Spanish Super Cup semi-final football match between Real Madrid CF and Valencia CF at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 11, 2023.
“It was a difficult game without much rhythm from either team, it was hard for us, but the important thing is that we’re in the final and going for another trophy,” Marco Asensio told Movistar. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was without recently injured duo Aurelien Tchouameni and David Alaba, started with Nacho at left-back and brought Fede Valverde into the midfield trio.
Madrid took the lead shortly before half-time, when Eder Militao played a fine ball over the top to send Benzema through. Madrid had further bad luck with injury, with Vazquez taken off hurt, while Militao was withdrawn after being hit in the head with a shot. It was his counterpart Courtois’s turn to make a miraculous save as the clocked ticked down, showing sensational reflexes to deflect Perez’s near-post effort to safety.
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