Without Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale, Real Madrid beat 10-man Sevilla 3-2 in extra time to win the UEFA Super Cup, making Zidane one of just four men to win the European Cup and the Super Cup as both a player and a manager (the others: Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola). After lifting yet another trophy, a group of Real Madrid players invaded Zidane’s press conference and gave him an unexpected shower.
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Barcelona overcome first MEGA CRISIS of the season to win UEFA Super Cup
Going into the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla, Barcelona showed all the makings of another apocalyptic crisis from which they will never recover. Neymar had to go into quarantine with mumps, Pedro was held out of the starting XI amidst his prolonged transfer saga with Manchester United, and the club hadn’t won a major trophy since the Champions League final last season.