Real Madrid won their third European Super Cup trophy with a 3-2 extra time win over an exciting Sevilla team in Trondheim on Tuesday night. Jorge Sampaoli's team fell behind to a fantastic Marco Asensio strike in the first half but were level by the break owing to a debut goal from Franco Vazquez and then led through Yevhen Konoplyanka's penalty. An agonising equaliser from captain Sergio Ramos in the 93rd minute sent the game to extra time where it was decided by a dazzling individual effort from Dani Carvajal with only a couple of minutes left on the clock. Sevilla played some exquisite first touch football at times and deserved more from the tie. Not for the first time in recent seasons in continental football (see two Champions League final wins over Atletico Madrid), Real were second best for much of the tie and yet conjured late decisive goals. 

Even with superstars Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo missing, Zinedine Zidane eschewed some of his big names in the starting line-up, including Marco Asensio, Lucas Vazquez and Mateo Kovacic at the expense of Luka Modric, James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema. Asensio repaid Zidane's faith in him with a stunning goal in the 21st minute. Real had led the attacks in the run-up to that goal and were more incisive territorially but it was Sevilla who boasted the majority of first half possession. Jorge Sampaoli set his team out in a very attacking 3-4-3 formation, giving us an indication of his style and offensive intent ahead of the new season, and the Nervionenses grew as the game wore on.

Real took a step back after scoring and invited pressure from their Andalusian opponents. Without Gregorz Krychowiak, Ever Banega and Kevin Gameiro in the side, there were new faces in Franco Vazquez, Luciano Vietto and Hiroshi Kiyotake leading Sevilla. Vietto had a very quiet game and failed to make an impact, eventually giving way to Yevhen Konoplyanka, who was much more active. Vazquez and Kiyotake, however, were decisive, and it was the former Palermo playmaker who levelled the tie just before the break with an instinctive and clever shot on the volley which surprised Kiko Casilla. It was no less than Sevilla deserved and when Sergio Ramos fouled Vitolo in the second half to produce a penalty for Sampaoli's team, you couldn't say that their lead achieved by Konoplyanka's successful penalty was against the run of play. Quick circulation and the rapid transition from defence to attack were Sevilla's major strengths. 

They switched off too early, however, in the face of agonising late pressure from Real Madrid and a cross from Lucas Vazquez found Sergio Ramos, who more than made amends for his prior indelicacy. A red card in extra time for two bookings shown to Thimothee Kolodziejczak was decisive when Sevilla already looked the more tired of the two sides. Real looked more likely to win it but the game was heading for penalties when Dani Carvajal produced the goal of his career, beating several men on the right to charge into the box and bend a shot past Sergio Rico with the outside of his boot. It was a worthy winner.