RONALDO KEY TO MADRID SUPER CUP WINNER AS MADRID WINS ON THE SUPER CUP. WATCH AND DOWNLOAD HIGHLIGHT

Real Madrid yesterday claimed the 2012 Spanish Supercopa after a whopping
2-1 second-leg victory
over Barcelona in their Santiago Bernabeu. The Los Blancos triumphed ona 4-4
aggregate score, but due to the away goals.
A missed clearance error by Javier Mascherano saw
Gonzalo Higuain hitting the
opener, and an
outrageous and wonderful flick from
Cristiano Ronaldo on
Gerard Pique put him in position to make it 2-0 in the 19 minutes.
Adriano's red card just
before half an hour
seemed to mean the end of Barca's hopes, but Lionel Messi goal pushed
them back to their feet with a
fantastic free-kick on the dot of half-time.
The second-half was full of tense as a much-improved Barca had their
chances to score again, but
there was no way back for the santiago visitor as Madrid hung on to
claim their first
trophy in the new
season.
Pepe returned from a concussion to start
alongside Sergio Ramos in the defence line, but there was no
place for Madrid new signing Luka Modric, who watch the game from the bench.
An injury to Dani Alves during the training, forced Tito Vilanova to
draft Jordi Alba in to play from the left- back, with Adriano shifting
to the opposite flank.
Carles Puyol was another recorgnised absentee after
fracturing a cheekbone in
the 2-1 win over Osasuna last weekend. .
Mascherano had always been Higuain costumer whom he slip past him for
an early one-ton-one that was saved by
Victor Valdes, and the
Argentine gifted his
compatriot an even
greater chance in the 11th minute, when he missed attempt at a
clearance allowing the striker to steal
in and slot home the game opener. It went for bad to worse
for Barca eight minutest later, as Madrid struck
again after capitalising on another lapse at the back. Pique was left
bamboozled by a heel flick from superb Cristiano Ronaldo, who advanced
on goal and had
time to steady himself
before blasting in via Valdes leg. Valdes was ones again called into
action to deny
Higuain, who was again able to get behind the defence line, while
Madrid saw a third goal questionably
disallowed for an
infraction after Pepe
nodded directly in a free-kick. Bacellona hopes brighten when Messi
gave the visitors only goal of the match after the team suffer a one
redcard exclussion.
The Argentine took charge of a free-kick after Xavi was brought down
30 yards from goal and bent a breathtaking effort around
the wall, past the
outstretched arm of Iker Casillas and into the back the net the ball
goes. Still, Madrid nearly responded in the dying embers of the
first-half as
Ronaldo's 35-yard drive bounced inches wide, and Higuain also narrowly
missed to hit the back of the net. The game ended on this score line as Madrid
held on to claim the
Supercopa and set the
pace for what is sure to be a enthralling season in Spanish. to
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