Man United Lost the Super Cup Final

The Red Devils lost the UEFA Super Cup final in Skopje against Real Madrid 1-2. The Jose Mourinho’s players played very well, but Los Blancos were the better team.

In the very beginning of the game, Manchester United looked better than Real Madrid. However, the Zinedine Zidane’s players managed to take the initiative and created a lot of goal-scoring chances before the end of the first half. Firstly, they hit the bar after a corner kick. Eventually the midfielder Casemiro sent the ball into de Gea’s net in the 24th minute. The goal was very controversial, because it looked like the midfielder was in an offside position.

Jose Mourinho tried a different approach in the second half, but Isco scored a nice goal after a one-two pass with Gareth Bale in the 52nd minute and probably decided the game. Just a few minutes later, the Welshman appeared on a good position in the box, but his shot reflected of the bar.

Romelu Lukaku should regret for the biggest miss in the game. The Belgian forward had the chance to find the net immediately after the second goal of Real Madrid, but his shot from several metres didn’t went into the net. Lukaku, then, scored from a similar position in the 62nd minute and brought United back in the game.

Maybe the biggest mistake of Mourinho was the decision to play Marcus Rashford. The youngster performed really bad. He missed in an one-on-one chance a few minutes after Lukaku’s goal. Then, Rashford took several free-kicks, which were more than terrible.

Cristiano Ronaldo went on the pitch for the last 7 minutes of the regular time, but the Portuguese star couldn’t score against his former team. The forward had the chance to shoot from a free-kick in the added time, but his shot went wide.

The trophy is the 4th for Real Madrid in the history of Los Blancos. That was the 3rd lost final in the competition for Manchester United.