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A first half goal from David Alaba and another from Karim
Benzema in the 65th that lifted him to second in Real's all-time
scoring list with 324 goals, wrapped up the title for the
Spaniards.
Europa League winners Eintracht had offered some resistance in
the first half and had chances to score but were eventually
overrun by the Spaniards.
The win also means Real's Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first
coach to lift the trophy four times.
"Eintracht were very closed and we found it difficult to find
our rhythm, but we did it well then," the Real coach said.
"It's difficult at the beginning of the season to be in top form
but we now have won to start the season well."
The Italian, who had named the same starting 11 that began their
winning Champions League final in Paris in May, had special
praise for captain Benzema, last season's top scorer in the
Champions League.
"He's a very important player, a team leader," he said. "If
we're here it's largely due to his merits, he scored a lot of
goals, he finished the season well, he scored a goal today and
now he's going for the Ballon d'Or award," said Ancelotti.
Eintracht were without playmaker Filip Kostic who is close to a
move to Juventus, but looked more disciplined than in their 6-1
loss to Bayern Munich last week in their Bundesliga season
opener.
They also carved out the first chance of the game when Daichi
Kamada broke clear but could not beat Real keeper Thibaut
Courtois with his low drive in the 14th minute.
Real responded three minutes later but Vinicius Jr's effort was
cleared on the line by Tuta. Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp did
well to palm another Vinicius Jr effort wide.
The keeper, however, misjudged a cross in the 37th and was well
out of position when Casemiro headed on for Alaba and the
Austrian tapped in from close range for the lead.
Real stayed in control after the break, forcing another good
save from Trapp in the 55th, knocking away a deflected Vinicius
Jr shot before Casemiro rattled the crossbar with a shot from
the edge of the box two minutes later.
The pressure eventually paid off when Vinicius Jr combined with
Benzema -- the pair scored a combined 111 club goals last season
-- and the French forward slotted in to kill off any lingering
Eintracht hopes of a first ever Super Cup title.
The win brought Real level with AC Milan and Barcelona who have
also five Super Cup wins.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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