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Madrid outclass Man United to win back-to-back UEFA Super Cup
European champions, Real Madrid, have retained the UEFA Super Cup after grabbing a 2-1 victory over Manchester United in Skopje, Macedonia on Tuesday.
The victory means the La Liga champions are the first club to win the Super Cup twice in a row since AC Milan achieved it in 1990.
Zinedine Zidane’s men dominated from the start and led when Casemiro slid in a half-volley 24 minutes into the game.
They doubled their lead early into the second half when Isco calmly slotted in from eight yards after a neat one-two with Gareth Bale.
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Manchester United pulled one back in the 67th minute as new signing, Romelu Lukaku, tapped in to make the score 2-1.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who started from the bench, came in just eight minutes to stoppage time for Karim Benzema, and joined his side to a deserved victory at the Macedonian capital.
As it stands, only Barcelona and AC Milan have won more Super Cup matches (five) than Real Madrid (four).
And United Boss, Jose Mourinho, becomes the first manager to lose three European Super Cup matches, having lost it with Chelsea in 2013 and with FC Porto in 2003.
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