Real Madrid vs. Sevilla: Score, Reaction from 2016 UEFA Super Cup

Dani Carvajal's superb solo goal won Real Madrid the 2016 UEFA Super Cup after extra time at the Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim, Norway, on Tuesday.

Real won 3-2 at the expense of a Sevilla side that thought they'd won the game in normal time, only for Sergio Ramos' close-range, injury-time equaliser to agonisingly deny them.

Sevilla then couldn't quite survive extra time after seeing centre-back Timothee Kolodziejczak sent off for a second booking.

Earlier, Yevhen Konoplyanka's penalty appeared set to give the last season's UEFA Europa League winners a 2-1 win. The Ukraine international struck home after Ramos had felled Vitolo in the box with barely 20 minutes remaining in the second half.

Konoplyanka's successful penalty completed a quality comeback for new-look Sevilla in regulation time against a weakened Real side that had taken the lead courtesy of a wonder goal from Marco Asensio in the first half. Franco Vazquez replied before the break with a crafty finish ahead of the drama in the second period.

The Champions League holders went with a young starting XI, as manager Zinedine Zidane opted to give many fringe players a chance to shine, including Asensio. Real's official site detailed the team that also included Alvaro Morata up front:

Sevilla's team also had a different look under new manager Jorge Sampaoli, with fresh arrivals Luciano Vietto and Vazquez included, per the club's official site:

Two terrific goals enlivened a first half where most of the play was produced at a pedestrian pace. Yet there was nothing pedestrian about the way Asensio took his chance, lifting a surprise shot into the net from well outside the box.

His moment of long-range brilliance gave the 20-year-old former Mallorca prospect a piece of club history with Los Blancos, according to @2010MisterChip (h/t ESPN's Dermot Corrigan):

However, it wasn't the only mark Asensio's bolt from distance made in club records, as OptaJose noted:

While his goal wasn't quite the same awe-inspiring highlight, Vazquez still merited praise for the clever way he finished from close range. The former Palermo man produced a precision touch to turn an awkward cross home.

Aside from the individual impudence at both ends, the first half played out in a fairly tepid stalemate. As they so often have on Zidane's watch, Real kept things compact, with full-backs rarely raiding forward and Brazilian anchorman Casemiro performing vital work as a minder in front of the centre-backs.

By contrast, Sevilla tried to carry the game to Los Merengues. Sampaoli, who is an advocate of Marcelo Bielsa's football philosophy, urged his team to press high and dominate the ball.

This cat-and-mouse game resumed after the break until Zidane freshened things up by introducing Karim Benzema for Morata, who had been less than impressive. OptaJose showed exactly how the Spain international had failed to impact things in the final third:

Similarly, Vietto was also struggling to impose himself as the main man up front for Sevilla, showing none of the pace and subtle timing of the player he replaced, Kevin Gameiro.

Sevilla still bossed the passing, though, despite Vietto's issues. Corrigan rightly felt Real were suffering from the lack of cultured ballplayers in Zidane's selection:

As if on cue, the Frenchman promptly introduced classy playmaker Luka Modric for Isco. Sampaoli's counter was an interesting one as he brought on winger Konoplyanka, perhaps seeking width to avoid getting into a pass-for-pass battle with the Croatian now in the middle.

It was Konoplyanka who suavely rolled the ball in from the penalty spot moments later, after his stuttered run-up fooled Real goalkeeper Kiko Casilla. WhoScored.com made clear just how little time the Ukrainian had needed to stamp his mark on the game:

Real's late pressure mostly took the form of raiding runs from right-back Carvajal, whose crosses caused a few problems. Fortunately for Sevilla, dominant defending in the air repelled many deliveries.

Yet they couldn't stop the chipped ball from Vazquez in stoppage time that Ramos bundled home to force extra time. The central defender once again showed he's the man for the big occasion, per OptaJose:

Naturally buoyed by earning a late reprieve, Real started brightly in the extra period, with Zidane's players again finding joy out wide. It was provider Vazquez who was scythed down by Kolodziejczak to earn the centre-back a second yellow card.

Looking to exploit their numerical advantage, Real thought they'd won it when Ramos sweetly struck home, only for a late flag to nullify the apparent winner.

The second period of extra time produced more near misses. First, a sly pass from Benzema put in James Rodriguez who couldn't quite make the connection. Then Vazquez saw an effort cleared away from an open goal, as Sevilla began to buckle.

However, it wasn't until there was less than two minutes left that the rampant Carvajal made his latest buccaneering run count.

Post-Match Reaction

Ramos lauded the Vazquez cross that set up his vital equaliser, per Spanish publication AS:

Meanwhile, Sampaoli told reporters he was still pleased with the effort from his players, despite the tough defeat:

Another European trophy is a worthy achievement for Zidane, who will still expect bigger things from Los Blancos once all their big guns are in action.

As for Sevilla, there's little shame in losing for a club that just keeps on ticking no matter which players leave or who the manager is. Vazquez already looks like another typically astute signing.