At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 11, the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup ushered in a strong dialogue: Real Madrid VS Atletico Madrid. This is also the traditional "Madrid derby", except that this time it is not played in Madrid.
In this season's La Liga derby in Madrid, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 3-1 at home, giving Real Madrid their only defeat of the season.
Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for this game.
Real Madrid started the 4312 formation, Vinicius and Rodrygo partnered in the front, Bellingham in the front, Modric, Tchouameni, Valverde in the midfield, Mendy, Nacho, Rudiger, Carvajal in the back four, and Kepa Arrizabalaga in goalkeeper. The total value of the starting eleven is as high as 710 million euros.
This is Carlo Ancelotti's usual line-up this season, and it is also the strongest starting XI for Real Madrid at the moment.
Atletico Madrid started the 352 formation, Griezmann and Morata partnered in the front, midfielders Lino, Saul, Koke, De Paul, Llorente, three central defenders Hermoso, Gimenez, Savic, and goalkeeper Oblak. The starting eleven is worth a total of 250 million euros.
This is almost the strongest team under Simeone.
It was clear that both sides were determined to win and both wanted to beat their opponents and reach the final.
After the opening of the game, the two sides attacked and defended each other, and the competition was fierce.
In the sixth minute, Lino shook off Carvajal on the left side of the penalty area and hit the goal, and Kepa flew to save the ball.
In the 7th minute, Atletico Madrid's corner kick on the right side, Griezmann drove to the penalty area, Hermoso headed the goal, and the goal scored! Atletico Madrid led Real Madrid 1:0.
In the 20th minute, this time it was a corner kick from the right side of Real Madrid, Modric drove to the penalty area, Gimenez's header was cleared and did not reach the ball, Rudiger grabbed the point and shook his head to score. Real Madrid tied the score at 1-1.
In the 29th minute, Bellingham instigated a direct attack, Carvajal sent a clever pass, and Mendy stepped forward to score the goal. Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1.
In the 37th minute, Griezmann dribbled past Modric's defense in front of the field and scored with a long-range shot from the top of the arc. Atletico Madrid 2:2 Real Madrid.
In the 78th minute, in the face of Atletico Madrid's attack, Kepa Arrizabalaga came out to win the ball, and the ball hit Rudiger and bounced into his own goal. Atletico Madrid 3:2 Real Madrid.
In the 85th minute, Vinicius' shot was saved by Oblak, and Carvajal fired again to score the ball, at which point Oblak had no time to react. Real Madrid tied the score at 3-3.
The two sides were tied 3:3 in regular time and went into extra time. In the 116th minute, Carvajal crossed from the right, and Dias grabbed the header and bounced it into the goal. Real Madrid overtook Atletico Madrid 4:3. In the final moments of extra time, Atletico goalkeeper Oblak was involved in the attack, but Real Madrid counterattacked, and Dias pushed the ball into the empty net. Real Madrid sealed the victory 5:3 and advanced to the final of the Spanish Super Cup, where they will compete for the championship trophy with the winner of Barcelona vs Osasuna.