Real Madrid full-back Dani Carvajal lauded the resilience of the European champions after they came from behind to see off Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup.
Carvajal was the unlikely hero in Trondheim on Tuesday, with his stunning solo effort in the 119th minute lifting Madrid to a 3-2 extra-time victory, over a 10-man Sevilla.
Madrid took a 21st minute lead via Marco Asensio's sensational opener but the Champions League holders trailed 2-1 heading into the dying stages.
"The essence of Real Madrid is not to surrender," Carvajal told Antena 3.
"We have a very good squad and continue to work to the death."
"I saw the space, I pulled forward and scored," Carvajal added.
Zinedine Zidane's Madrid will face Reims in a friendly on August 16 before opening their LaLiga campaign at Real Sociedad five days later.
