An own goal by defender Stefan Savic and a strike by Brahim Diaz late in extra time gave Real Madrid a 5-3 comeback win over city rivals Atletico in a rip-roaring Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Atletico opened the scoring from a Mario Hermoso header in the sixth minute, but Real fought back through Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy, before Antoine Griezmann equalized in the 37th minute with a brilliant long-range strike.
ANTONIO RUDIGER EQUALIZES FOR REAL MADRID
We've got a match! pic.twitter.com/PCpe6ZLhDB— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 10, 2024
UNBELIEVABLE FINISH FROM MENDY TO GIVE REAL MADRID THE 2-1 LEAD AGAINST ATLETICO!
Sublime touch pic.twitter.com/SBwtNtjymG— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 10, 2024
WHAT A GOAL FROM ANTOINE GRIEZMANN TO BECOME ATLETICO'S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER!
THAT IS WORLD CLASS pic.twitter.com/P9TFy434Hx— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 10, 2024
A bad mistake by Real goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, whose attempt at a clearance hit teammate Rudiger and bounced into the back of the net restored Atletico's lead in the 78th minute, but Dani Carvajal struck to take the match into extra time.
ATLETI TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS MISTAKE BY REAL MADRID! pic.twitter.com/NK1dsuCVVl
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 10, 2024
3-3
DANI CARVAJAL HAS EQUALIZED AGAINST ATLETICO MADRID!WHAT A MATCH pic.twitter.com/8tlsACcYtE
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 10, 2024
With a penalty shootout looming, a header bounced off Savic into Atletico's net five minutes from the end of extra time.
JOSELU GIVES REAL MADRID THE 4-3 LEAD IN THE 116'
WHAT A MATCH!!! pic.twitter.com/bEJbg7HLq5— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 10, 2024
In the last play of the match, Diaz finished off a counter- attack into an empty net after Atletico keeper Jan Oblak went up to Real's box in a desperate attempt to equalize from a corner.
THIS GOAL IS UNBELIEVABLE!
BRAHIM DIAZ WITH THE PACE TO BEAT OBLAK AND MAKE IT 5-3 AT THE DEATH!!! pic.twitter.com/Ou5g7KEHxN— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 10, 2024
Real will face the winners of Thursday's semi-final between Barcelona and Osasuna in the final in Riyadh on Sunday.
Real Madrid vs Atletico Supercopa highlights
(Reporting by Fernando Kallas, editing by Ed Osmond)
