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Real Madrid fans were delighted to see the chemistry between Vinicius Jr. and Karim Benzema in their triumph over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup. The duo combined for Los Blancos' second goal in their 2-0 win over the German side at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, August 10.
The duo started in Real Madrid's first competitive match of the season. They threatened in the first half as well but couldn't find the back of the net. David Alaba eventually broke the deadlock in the 37th minute.
In the second half, Ferland Mendy found Vinicius on the left flank. The Brazilian ran towards the goal and eventually passed it to Benzema, who finished with a first-time shot. Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp arguably should've done better but nonetheless, it put Real Madrid into a 2-0 lead in the 65th minute.
Los Blancos fans were understandably delighted to see the duo combining again after a successful last season. Vinicius and Benzema scored 66 goals between them and provided 35 assists across all competitions.
They helped the Spanish side win the Supercopa de Espana, La Liga and Champions League titles.
After the Frenchman's goal, many fans were hopeful for the new season and took to Twitter to praise the duo:
Benzema has now scored 324 goals for the Merengues and overtook Raul to become the second-highest goalscorer for the club. He is only behind Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored 450.
Real Madrid's journey to UEFA Super Cup victory
Los Blancos arguably had the toughest journey to their Champions League triumph last season.
After topping their group, they faced Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16. Being 2-0 down until the 60th minute of the second leg, Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick to take them through to the quarter-finals.
The Spanish side then faced Chelsea, who were 4-3 up on aggregate until the 80th minute of the second leg. Luka Modric then produced a magical pass for Rodrygo to score from and Benzema scored in extra time to win the tie 5-4.
They then faced Manchester City in the semi-finals and were 5-3 down on aggregate until the 89th minute of the second leg. However, Rodrygo again came to the rescue, scoring two goals in stoppage time to take the game to extra time. Benzema then scored a penalty to take Real Madrid to the final.
They beat Liverpool 1-0 in the final in France courtesy of a Vinicius goal to lift their 14th Champions League title.
Los Blancos have now defeated Eintracht Frankfurt to win their fifth UEFA Super Cup.
