Real Madrid eliminated Valencia 4-3 on penalties on Wednesday, securing their spot in the Spanish Super Cup final.
In the semifinal match, Real Madrid drew first blood as French forward Karim Benzema scored from the penalty spot in the 39th minute at King Fahd Stadium.
Valencia’s Samuel Lino scored the equalizer in the 46th minute. Afterwards, neither team was able to break the deadlock, as they played out a 1-1 draw through regular time and the 30 minutes of extra time.
A penalty shootout then decided the winning team after regular time and extra time ended in a draw.
Real Madrid’s Benzema, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Marco Asensio each converted their penalty kicks successfully.
Edinson Cavani, Ilaix Moriba and Hugo Guillamon scored from the white spot for Valencia.
However, Eray Comert (2nd) and Jose Gaya (4th) missed their penalties, causing Valencia to be eliminated from the competition.
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Real Madrid will now face the winner of Real Betis vs Barcelona in Sunday’s final. Real Betis will play against Barcelona on Thursday evening.
A neutral ground, King Fahd Stadium will play host to the Spanish Super Cup final. An El-Clasico final seems written in the stars.
Real Madrid advance to the Spanish Super Cup final.
Your move, Barcelona ⏳ pic.twitter.com/GF4TTcemjJ
— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 11, 2023
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