Garcia double as Athletic send Real out of Super Cup


Soccer Football - Spanish Super Cup - Semi Final - Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao - La Rosaleda Stadium, Malaga, Spain - January 14, 2021 Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos REUTERS/Jon Nazca

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) - Athletic Bilbao forward Raul Garcia scored twice in a 2-1 win over Real Madrid on Thursday to knock the holders out of the Spanish Super Cup and set up a final against Barcelona.

Garcia, who was sent off during a 3-1 defeat by Real last month, made the most of two glaring errors from Real's Lucas Vazquez to net twice in the first half before Karim Benzema pulled one back for Real 17 minutes from time.

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