By Lucas Brown Last updated: 25th August 2008
Real celebrate with Super Cup
Ramon Calderon hailed an epic performance from nine-man Real Madrid as they came from behind to lift the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.
The Primera Liga champions appeared to have handed the trophy to Valencia when they saw Rafael van der Vaart dismissed with Los Che already holding a 1-0 lead.
Ruud van Nistelrooy then brought the scores level on the night from the penalty spot, before the Dutch striker also saw red.
However, a remarkable final 15 minutes saw Bernd Schuster's side grab three more goals, before Valencia snatched a late consolation.
The tie finished 6-5 on aggregate to Real, with the club president overjoyed by the determination displayed by his side.
"Everyone is delighted with the way that we have won this trophy and it is what makes this club great and it will long be remembered," Calderon said.
"Scoring three goals with nine players will not happen very often. We have shown determination and spirit and that has made me very proud of everything we are doing here.
"The players are natural born winners and they don't know how to lose, it is not in their make-up. It is what makes Madrid so great and we are so happy and proud.
"Everyone has been great and showed great mentality as well as being physically strong. Now we have to take advantage of this and go for the other three trophies available this season.
"There is a feeling that this team cannot be stopped."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 18:00 | Valencia vs Real Zaragoza |
| 20:00 | Sevilla vs Villarreal |
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona |
| 16:00 | Deportivo La Coruna vs Atletico Madrid |
| 16:00 | Espanyol vs Getafe |
| 16:00 | Malaga vs Real Zaragoza |
| 16:00 | Mallorca vs Almeria |
| 16:00 | Osasuna vs Valencia |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Racing Santander |
| 16:00 | Tenerife vs Sevilla |
| 16:00 | Villarreal vs Valladolid |
| 16:00 | Xerez vs Sporting Gijon |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao |
| 16:00 | Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol |
| 16:00 | Barcelona vs Real Madrid |
| 16:00 | Getafe vs Xerez |
| 16:00 | Racing Santander vs Deportivo La Coruna |
| 16:00 | Real Zaragoza vs Osasuna |
| 16:00 | Sevilla vs Malaga |
| 16:00 | Sporting Gijon vs Villarreal |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Almeria 2 - 0 Osasuna | |
| Racing Santander 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao | |
| Sporting Gijon 1 - 0 Espanyol | |
| Valladolid 0 - 0 Xerez | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Atletico Madrid 2 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Barcelona 4 - 2 Mallorca | |
| Getafe 0 - 2 Deportivo La Coruna | |
| Tenerife 2 - 2 Malaga | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Sporting Gijon | |
| Malaga 0 - 1 Valencia | |
| Real Zaragoza 2 - 1 Almeria | |
| Mallorca 1 - 0 Racing Santander | |
| Espanyol 1 - 1 Valladolid | |
| Villarreal 5 - 0 Tenerife | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid | |
| Osasuna 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Xerez 0 - 2 Sevilla | |
| Real Madrid 2 - 0 Getafe | |
| Sunday 25th October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 6 - 1 Real Zaragoza | |
| Almeria 0 - 3 Valencia | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruna | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Valencia | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Real Mallorca | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijon | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | Espanyol | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Getafe | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Real Zaragoza | 9 | 11 |
| 13 | Tenerife | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Villarreal | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | Real Valladolid | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | Almeria | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | Racing Santander | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 7 |
| 19 | Malaga | 10 | 5 |
| 20 | Xerez | 9 | 5 |
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