Yevhen Konoplyanka had only just come off the bench, but calmly stroked his penalty past Kiko Casilla.
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Jorge Sampaoli, who accepted control after Unai Emery was assigned Paris St-Germain director, scanned set for a fine win before Ramos made it 2-2 with a header three minutes into stoppage time to drive an additional 30 minutes.
The match seemed to be heading for penalties until defender Carvajal sliced straight through an exhausted Sevilla defence and clipped a super finish into the back of the net.
Along with Sergio Ramos, one of the main players of the game was Dani Carvajal.
An unfamiliar Madrid starting XI featured just four of May’s victorious UCL starters, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and other stars still recovering from their global exertions this summer, and 20-year-old Asensio taking his chance to shine.
Captain and leading centre-back Sergio Ramos starts, however, in a back four that also includes Brazilian left-back Marcelo, who had an impressive scoring pre-season with the Spanish giants.
It forced extra time in Trondheim and very quickly Sevilla were reduced to 10 men for a second Timothee Kolodziekczak bookable offence.
Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane introduced Benzema as a 62nd-minute replacement for Alvaro Morata and both the newcomer and Ramos went close in quick succession, but it was Sevilla who took the lead for the first time with 18 minutes remaining. The proof was the run in the very last minute of the extra time.
Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez.
The 20-year-old picked up a loose ball in the middle of the pitch and took a touch before beating Rico with a stunning strike into the top corner.
Click through the mini-gallery to see Real’s youngest scorers in European finals. [The goal] was my first for the club.
‘If we can not sign [new players] we will not do, ‘ Zidane added after watching his team pick up more silverware.
Madrid have been uncharacteristically quiet so far in this summer’s transfer window.
For Sevilla, new signing Luciano Vietto has been named in the starting eleven.
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Dani Carvajal’s last-gasp extra-time victor eventually proved the difference between the sides, but the former Chile national team boss said he is his happy with his new team after little more than a month of pre-season work.
