In the early morning of January 11, Beijing time, the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup ushered in the Madrid derby, and the sworn enemies in the same city once again met each other.
Real Madrid this season is in quite good shape, and after winning the Copa del Rey easily, Real Madrid has won a wave of five consecutive wins in all competitions. And, in the last 11 games, Real Madrid have won 10 of them. Unbeaten in the last 19 matches with 16 wins and 3 draws.
Although Atletico Madrid have only won one of the last four league games, they still won the Copa del Rey easily. In terms of total value, Real Madrid is as high as 1.04 billion euros, and Atletico Madrid is only 440 million.
Just seven minutes into the game, Atletico broke the deadlock with a corner kick. After receiving an assist from Antoine Griezmann, Hermoso leapt high in the middle and headed home before Kepa could only watch the ball go into the net as Atletico got off to a dream start.
Conceding the ball too early forced Real Madrid to speed up the attacking tempo. In the 14th minute, Rodrygo burst into the box and fell to the ground, the referee did not say anything, and some of the crowd erupted in boos.
In the next five minutes, Real Madrid launched an intensive offensive and quickly equalized. In the 20th minute, Luka Modric took a corner kick and Rudiger did the same, scoring with a header.
The two teams returned to the same running line, and Real Madrid took advantage of the victory to chase after them. Atletico's offense has stalled, and not only that, but in defence, Atletico have also had a series of leaks.
In the 29th minute, Bellingham instigated an attack in the middle, Carvajal crossed through the crotch, Mendy outflanked the middle, and scored with a clever shot.
It is worth noting that both of Real Madrid's goals were scored by defenders and were properly reversed.
In the Madrid derby, there was no shortage of goals, and the Real Madrid fans did not rejoice for long, and Atletico Madrid pulled the score to 2-2.
In the 37th minute, Antoine Griezmann shook off the defense with a deft backheel and scored with a powerful shot.
Real Madrid came close to scoring again just before half-time, Rodrygo single-handedly disrupted the Atletico defence, Oblak had fallen to the other side, but he reacted in time, made a save with his feet, and reacted quickly enough in the second time.
In the first half, the two teams played to a 2-2 draw. It was also the first time this century that the number of goals scored in the first half of the Madrid derby reached 4, a record!
Perhaps it was because the first 45 minutes were so aggressive, and the pace of the game slowed down significantly after the start of the second half.
The first 25 minutes of the second half were a little uneventful. In the 71st minute, Real Madrid sent a quick free kick, and Carvajal's shot was blocked by Oblak's leg. From the next corner, Rodrigo's long-range shot from outside the box was confiscated by Oblak.
In the 78th minute, the lethargic game was woken up by an unexpected goal. Faced with Atletico's cross, Kepa jumped up to save.
Alvaro Morata was in front of Kepa Arrizabalaga and the ball slammed off Rudiger and bounced into his own goal. Kepa Arrizabalaga motioned for Morata to charge, but the referee denied it.
The goals in the derby continued, in the 84th minute, Real Madrid shot four times in a row, Bellingham's powerful shot was cleared by the goal line, Carvajal made a supplementary shot, and Real Madrid equalized.
The two teams were tied 3-3 in regular time, and the game went to extra time.
In the 117th minute, in the face of Carvajal's cross, Savic sent an own goal, which also became a stunner. In the 122nd minute, Atletico Madrid attacked aggressively and then defended the air, and Dias sealed the win.
In the end, Real Madrid reversed Atletico Madrid 5-3, won 6 consecutive victories, advanced to the final of the Spanish Super Cup, and maintained a 20-game unbeaten run in all competitions!