Football: Madrid lift Spanish Super Cup
With last Thursday’s first-leg at Camp Nou having ended in a 3-2 Barca victory, Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo struck first-half goals as Madrid took the title on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate draw.
All the action came in an exciting first half, where Lionel Messi replied with a brilliant free-kick for Barcelona, who had previously lost Adriano to a straight red card for a last-man foul on Ronaldo. It was a timely success for Madrid, who have already fallen five points behind archrivals Barca in La Liga after a draw and a loss in their first two league games.
“After all that, the result was a lot closer than we expected,” said Karanka. “But we’re happy to lift the trophy. We got a reaction from our players and that’s the important thing.”
Barca coach Tito Vilanova was pleased with his players’ response after a tough start.
“I congratulate Madrid, but I felt proud of our performance with only 10 men,” said Vilanova.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 31st, 2012.
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