Real Madrid vs Barcelona Spanish Super Cup 1st Leg

So courtesy goes to the Spanish Super Cup for bringing us our first El Clasico of the season, bearing well in mind that this is merely just the first leg. Barcelona were the home team however zizou was looking to get revenge on his two losses to the catalans last season AND look to win the first Clasico for madrid in 16 months. The pre season friendly between these two teams didn't disappoint hence we were all in for a great game.
In terms of the lineup for madrid there was only one change from the Uefa Super Cup as Luka Modric faced suspension thus it was his Croatian compatriot Kovacic that took his place instead. The rest of the team was the same as madrid began with a 4-4-2 formation in which Bale and Benzema started up front 
First and foremost, the first half was unimportant due to the reason that all the action was in the second half. So where do I begin Pique opened the scoring for Real Madrid and if you're still wondering it was an own goal. Suárez took a dive in the box and won a penalty for barca which Messi wasn't going to lose out on. The man who stole the headlines was none other than cristiano ronaldo. He came on a couple minutes before the hour mark and his first controversy was a disallowed goal megging Ter Stegen. Then again that didn't stop him from scoring a grotesque curler from just inside the box. Ronaldo took off his shirt to show his figure and the referee figured to put his name in the book. Minutes later he was sent off for a second yellow after colliding with Umtiti in the box. Suffice it to say I have been contemplating a while and the only reason I can come up with as to why Ronaldo was sent off was because of that fanciful football and goal. When alls said and done though the game was far from over because Asensio was out to prove yet again that anything Ronaldo can do so can he. Thus he scored a copycat goal of Ronaldo's however Asensio's was with his left foot, off the crossbar and into the left corner.
All in all it will be an interesting second leg. Although Ronaldo will most likely be suspended even if madrid contest the second yellow as he pushed the referee in reaction to being booked after his dive. Stat of the night goes to both Ronaldo and Asensio this time. Ronaldo's stat is his goal which takes his tally of goals at the camp Nou to 11 (1 more than messi). Asensio's stat is his incredible continuation of scoring on debuts. He has now scored on his La Liga debut, his Champions League debut, his Uefa Super Cup debut, his Club World Cup debut and now his Spanish Super Cup debut.

Real Madrid vs Manchester United Super Cup Analysis

So, here we go again, the season has officially begun and off we go. Devils vs galacticos. Real Madrid vs Manchester United. And it is the infamous super cup where the winners of the Champions League faced off with the winners of the Europa League.
Firstly let's begin with the lineups. Throughout the whole pre season there has been much debate about Gareth Bale and isco. But for this match we saw the both of them start as Cristiano Ronaldo occupying the bench for this match as he was away on vacation and had only partaken  one training session prior to this match. Another topic of debate has been whether Real Madrid will procur the services of one season wonder Kylian Mbappe after the departure of Alvaro Morata.  It's clear to see that he was no longer content in warming the bench for Real Madrid thus he opted to leave for Chelsea where he will also warm the bench. Hatred aside, mark my words.
Anyways I don't really want to waste time by writing every detail of every minute of the match because that would just be the waste of my talents. On the other hand I want this blog to be more about the magic of football hence the reason for the name Magia. So in a nutshell it was clear to see that madrid dominated most of 97 minutes of football that were played. And apart from a mistake from Keylor Navas to gift Lukaku a tap in of a goal as well as a testy 15 to minute period of football after the break, it's fair and just to say that Madrid were the better side on the night and the deserved winners. Man of the match for me was without a doubt the magician isco. But if it wasn't for our manager zizous tactics and Sergio ramos our captain, this team would probably  be reaching competition finals but winning them would be questionable. The biggest tactic of the game for me was playing casemiro in a centrallly attacking midfield position instead of in cdm. Thats what took the game away from the devils if you ask me. Moreover the ever so reliable introduction of Lucas Vazquez as support for Carvajal never seems to fail in any game. All in all, Ronaldo's 10 minute run out at the end was also a great stress reliever for the fans as well as the team.
In other news I can just imagine Bale doubters questioning Bale's performance, but I actually think he had a great game starting out on the left flank and moving to the right flank later in the game. When alls said and done though he did provide the assist for the all important second goal by isco.
In the end it was a positive start for the long and arduous season that we have ahead of us. And the magic of football is team work and performance. Let's also hope no curse comes our way.