Champions League triumphant Real Madrid is ready for the title race in the Spanish football championship, which begins on Sunday with a visit to promoted Almeria.
The “White Ballet” continued its run of success with a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup in Helsinki. “That’s how you can start the season. We just want to continue where we left off,” said Real star David Alaba, who scored the important goal to make it 1-0 (37th).
Austria’s team captain, who moved from FC Bayern to the “Royal” in the summer of 2021, celebrated the 31st title in his extraordinary career. After the final whistle, the 30-year-old Viennese spoke longer with Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner, who praised Alaba in the highest tones. “He’s one of the outstanding players in this class team,” said the 47-year-old Riedauer, who regretted one or the other missed opportunity. “We tried everything and kept playing forward. That’s why I’m very happy with our performance and very proud of how we sold ourselves,” said Glasner, who Alaba congratulated on the sensational Europa League success last season.
For Karim Benzema, who scored the 2-0 (65th), it was Real’s 324th goal in a competitive game, so the 34-year-old overtook the legendary Raul (323), the undisputed number one is Cristiano Ronaldo (451).
“We didn’t look at Karim before because there was an animal that scored 50 goals a year,” said midfielder Casemiro, referring to Ronaldo.
David Alabas 31 titles
- Champions League (3): 2x with FC Bayern (2013, 2020), 1x with Real Madrid (2022)
- Club World Cup (2): 2 x with FC Bayern (2013, 2020)
- UEFA Super Cup (3): 2x with FC Bayern (2013, 2020), 1x with Real Madrid (2022)
- German champion (10): 10 x with FC Bayern (2010, 2013-2021)
- DFB Cup winners (6): 6 x with FC Bayern
- DFL Supercup winner (5): 5 x with FC Bayern
- Spanish Champion (1): 1x with Real Madrid (2022)
- Spanish Supercup (1): 1x with Real Madrid
Source: Nachrichten
