Ninth anniversary of the second European Super Cup
On 12 August 2014, Real Madrid clinched the title in Cardiff against Sevilla.
Today marks nine years since Real Madrid got their hands on a second European Super Cup. On 12 August 2014, having won La Décima just a few months earlier, the team clinched another continental title in Cardiff Wales, beating Sevilla thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo brace 2-0. The Portuguese ace was named man of the match.
Real Madrid went ahead with half-an-hour gone, when Cristiano Ronaldo turned home a sublime Gareth Bale cross from the left-hand side. In the second half, the forward made sure of the win with a fizzed finish across goal. Victory saw the madridistas lift the trophy again, some 12 years on from their first European Super Cup.
LINE-UPS:
2- Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Coentrão Marcelo, 84’, Modric Illarramendi, 86’, Kroos, James Isco, 72’, Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema.
0- Sevilla: Beto, Coke Diogo, 84’, Pareja, Carriço, Fazio, Fernando Navarro, Krychowiak, Aleix Vidal Iago Aspas, 66’, Vitolo, Denis Reyes, 78’ and Bacca.
Goals:
1-0 min. 30: Cristiano Ronaldo.
2-0 min. 49: Cristiano Ronaldo.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg England.
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium.
Real Madrid went ahead with half-an-hour gone, when Cristiano Ronaldo turned home a sublime Gareth Bale cross from the left-hand side. In the second half, the forward made sure of the win with a fizzed finish across goal. Victory saw the madridistas lift the trophy again, some 12 years on from their first European Super Cup.
LINE-UPS:
2- Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Coentrão Marcelo, 84’, Modric Illarramendi, 86’, Kroos, James Isco, 72’, Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema.
0- Sevilla: Beto, Coke Diogo, 84’, Pareja, Carriço, Fazio, Fernando Navarro, Krychowiak, Aleix Vidal Iago Aspas, 66’, Vitolo, Denis Reyes, 78’ and Bacca.
Goals:
1-0 min. 30: Cristiano Ronaldo.
2-0 min. 49: Cristiano Ronaldo.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg England.
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium.