When Sergio Ramos splashed the decisive penalty, up to 4–1 (after 0–0 during regular match time and extension), it was clear that the French former great player has taken home all his nine finals as coach of the club.

Since 2016, during his two victories in Real Madrid, the 47-year-old has taken the team to the Champions League final three times, Uefas supercup twice, club team World Cup twice and the Spanish supercup twice - and won all.

Courtois hero

The latest title was salvaged a lot thanks to Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois who, in addition to holding the zero for 120 minutes, also kept close when Thomas Partey and Saul Niguez shot from the penalty spot. Only Kieran Trippier found the net for Atlético Madrid during the penalty, which was not enough.

Real Madrid will be the first team to win the Spanish Super Cup with the victory since a completely new scheme was introduced. As of this year, four teams instead of two will participate in a mini-tournament, which will take place in Saudi Arabia at least until 2022 and will be decided in the middle of the season, instead of before the league start as had been the case before.

Criticized presentation

According to the Reuters news agency, the agreement between the Spanish Football Association and Saudi Arabia is worth EUR 120 million, equivalent to just under SEK 1.3 billion.

However, the new concept has been met by huge criticism in Spain where the supporters had a hard time getting to Jeddah to see their favorite teams play. In the past, even the national broadcaster RTVE - which usually broadcasts the cup - has chosen not to buy the rights because of Saudi Arabia's lack of human rights.