Real Madrid lift Spanish Super Cup as Luka Modric and Karim Benzema sink Athletic Bilbao

Champions! Real Madrid lift Spanish Super Cup as Luka Modric and Karim Benzema sink Athletic Bilbao for 2-0 victory in Spanish cup final… despite late Eder Militao red-card

• Athletic Bilbao faced Real Madrid for the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia  
• Luka Modric opened the scoring before Karim Benzema struck from the spot 
• Eder Militao was shown a late red-cared but Madrid had enough to hang on  

By Pete Jenson for MailOnline

Published: 20:30 GMT, 16 January 2022 | Updated: 20:34 GMT, 16 January 2022

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Real Madrid have been crowned the Spanish Super Cup champions after an eight year absence from the final, holding off Athletic Bilbao in Saudi Arabia. 

Luka Modric opened the scoring with from outside the box before Karim Benzema stepped up to fire a 52nd minute spot-kick, after VAR penalised Yeray Alvarez for handball.  

More to follow…  

Luka Modric fired as Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday night in Saudi Arabia 

Karim Benzema scored the second, evading Unai Simon from the spot despite him