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Madrid 2-0 Barça (5-1): Valverde's men miles off the pace in Super Cup loss

Asensio and Benzema scored in the first half to secure Super Cup

Messi and Suarez hit the woodwork but Madrid were the better side

El Real Madrid, campeón de la Supercopa de España / | SPORT.es / Foto: AFP
Jordi Gil

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 on Sunday to wrap up a 5-1 aggregate win and seal the Spanish season's first piece of silverware. 

Zinedine Zidane's had a 3-1 lead going into the Super Cup second leg and never looked like relinquishing their advantage.

In-form Marco Asensio bought the Santiago Bernabeu to it's feet with another stunning goal after just four minutes. 

Lucas Vazquez then hit the post in a first half dominated by the hosts, before Karim Benzema added the second before the break. 

Barça, who had began with a back three, switched back to a four-man defence in the second half and improved slightly, but not enough.

 

Lionel Messi hit the bar in search of a consolation and Luis Suarez hit the post after Keylor Navas could only parry Messi's drive.