Real Madrid beat Atalanta 2-0, win UEFA Super Cup: Stats
Real Madrid have won the UEFA Super Cup after downing Atalanta 2-0 at National Stadium, Warsaw. UEFA Champions League 2023-24 winners Real Madrid saw Federico Valverde and new signing Kylian Mbappe score in the second half against UEFA Europa League winners Atalanta. Vinicius Junior and Judel Bellingham made their presence felt with the assists. Real have won their sixth UEFA Super Cup honor.
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Sixth UEFA Super Cup title for Real
Real Madrid have won a record sixth UEFA Super Cup honor. They steered clear of FC Barcelona and AC Milan (5 titles each). Liverpool (4) and Atletico Madrid (3) follow suit.
Valverde is the fourth Uruguayan player with this record
As per Opta, Federico Valverde is the fourth Uruguayan player to score in the history of the UEFA Super Cup, after Fernando Morena with Valencia in 1980, Gustavo Poyet with Chelsea in 1998 and Luis Suarez with Barcelona in 2015. In his 260th match for Real Madrid, Valverde scored his 23rd goal.
Records for Real Madrid players
Mbappe is the first player to score on his debut for Real across competitons since Bellingham in August 2023 and the first to do so in the competiton since Marco Asensio in 2016. Bellingham has assisted a goal in all three of his finals for Real across competitions (3), Vinícius has been directly involved in 11 goals in 11 finals for Real across competitions.
Most successful manager in UEFA Super Cup history
Carlo Ancelotti has won his 5th UEFA Super Cup title as manager - the most by a manager in the competition's history. He went past current Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (4).
Mbappe shines on Real Madrid debut
As per Squawka, Mbappe played 83 minutes, clocking an 86% passing accuracy. He managed 43 touches, including 7 touches in opposition box. He also won 5 duels alongside 3 fouls. He fired 3 shots and had 2/4 take-ons completed.
Here are the match stats
Real Madrid clocked 52% ball possession and managed 13 shots with six of them on target. Atalanta had two shots on target. Real owned 87.4% pass accuracy and had more percentage in tackles (72.2%).
