Madrid, Aug 17: Real Madrid defeated Barcelo 2-0 here in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup to claim the trophy 5-1 on aggregate.
The defending La Liga champs started Wednesday’s contest at the Santiago Berbeu with a 3-1 advantage after Sunday’s first leg in Barcelo.
With superstar Cristiano Roldo serving a five-match ban and Gareth Bale on the bench, the Real Madrid attack was led by young Marco Asensio, who put the hosts up 1-0 in the 4th minute with a stunning strike from 30 yards out.
The Copa del Rey holders, still struggling to adjust to the departure of Neymar for Paris Saint-Germain, remained flat throughout the first half and Karim Benzema made it 2-0 for Real Madrid just before the break. Barça looked somewhat better in the second half.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez each hit the crossbar as the visitors pressed hard for a goal to salve their pride, but the gap in quality between the two arch-rivals was just too big. IANS
