King's Cup winners Sevilla beat league champions Real Madrid 1-0 to spoil Bernd Schuster's competitive debut as coach in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Saturday. The traditional curtain-raiser to the new season swung Sevilla's way when Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano converted a penalty in the 27th minute.
Juande Ramos's side were stronger throughout and denied Schuster once again, having condemned him to a 1-0 defeat at the King's Cup final in June when he was coach of Getafe.
The home side were quicker out of the blocks and Luis Fabiano forced Iker Casillas into a sharp save in a one-on-one after three minutes. Sevilla goalkeeper Andres Palop was soon in action at the other end, pushing the ball away from the feet of Raul after he dispossessed new loan signing Khalid Boulahrouz.
But it was a rare moment of danger for Sevilla, who took the lead when Renato set Duda through on goal and the Portuguese midfielder was brought down from behind by Sergio Ramos.
Ramos was lucky not to see a red card and Luis Fabiano slotted the resulting penalty. Luis Fabiano then hooked a shot wide after Casillas fumbled a free kick before halftime. With last season's top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy injured, Schuster brought on Julio Baptista and then Javier Saviola to join Raul up front in the second half to chase the game.
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