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Real Madrid 2 - Barcelona 0 (5-1 agg): Asensio and Benzema seal Super Cup win
REAL MADRID wrapped up the Super Cup in style without Cristiano Ronaldo.
Marco Asensio opened the scoring with a sublime goal
Real Madrid were without their star man for the latest instalment of El Clasico.
Ronaldo was given his marching orders in the first leg at the Nou Camp after he shoved the referee and was handed a five-match ban.
Gareth Bale was amongst the substitutes, but Los Blancos coped just fine.
Despite holding a 3-1 lead from the first leg, Zinedine Zidane, who last week signed a new three-year deal with the Spanish giants, refused to accept the game was done and dusted.
Karim Benzema takes the plaudits after doubling Real's advantage
But Zidane had nothing to worry about.
They took the lead after just four minutes when Marco Asensio let fly from 30 yards and his stunning effort flew into the top corner of the net, leaving Marc-Ander ter Stegen rooted to the spot.
Barca, who have been left reeling from the exit of Neymar, were flat-footed.
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The result was put beyond doubt when Karim Benzema doubled the lead four minutes before the break.
Marcelo fizzed in a low cross, and Benzema befuddled Samuel Umtiti before slamming his shot into the net.
Barca couldn’t muster a response and Javier Mascherano picked up a yellow card for a high challenge on Casemiro.
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