By Adebayo Williams
Dani Carvajal dramatically helped Real Madrid to their first trophy of 2016-17 as he netted in the 119th minute to settle Tuesday’s UEFA Super Cup in Trondheim and send 10-man Sevilla slumping to a 3-2 defeat. The right-back robbed Yevhen Konoplyanka of the ball before going on a solo run that ended with a superb shot into the top corner. Sergio Ramos had kept Madrid’s chances alive by scoring to make it 2-2 deep into stoppage time in normal time to send the game into extra time, when Timothee Kolodziejczak saw red for a second yellow card. Goals from Franco Vazquez and Konoplyanka – who netted from the spot after Ramos conceded a penalty – saw the Santiago Bernabeu side trailing 2-1 heading into the dying minutes of regular time after Marco Asensio had opened the scoring.
Zinedine Zidane had to make do without the services of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, while Karim Benzema began the match from the bench after only recently shaking off a hip injury. Madrid started with Alvaro Morata, Lucas Vazquez and Asensio up front, with Mateo Kovacic, Isco and Casemiro forming a three-man midfield.
Sevilla, meanwhile, also deployed a number of new faces as Vietto, Franco Vazquez and Hiroshi Kiyotake made their official debut. Franco Vazquez then levelled in the 41st minute from Sevilla’s second chance of note. Vitolo inadvertently directed the ball into the former Palermo star’s path after controlling a cross from the right and the Italy international did not hesitate as he volleyed the equaliser past Casilla.
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