Real Madrid beat cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid 5-3 on Wednesday night to book a place in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.
Atleti had the start they had hoped for in the game after taking a 6th-minute lead when Antoine Griezmann’s corner was headed in by Mario Hermoso. But Carlo Ancelotti’s men turned the tide when Antonio Rudiger bulleted home an equalizer from Luka Modric’s corner for the equalizer before fellow defender Ferland Mendy finished off an excellent team move to make it 2-1.
Griezmann however had other plans as he first beat Modric and Rudiger, before firing past Kepa from the edge of the box for the equalizer before halftime. With that, he became Atleti’s outright top goalscorer of all-time, having previously been tied with Luis Aragones on 173.
Atleti would take the lead after 78 minutes after Rudiger diverted the ball in his own net but his blunder was saved by Dani Carvajal’s ferocious strike which forced the game into extra time.
And it was Real Madrid that won the match in the 116th minute. Joselu Mato met a cross from the right, but his wayward header was turned into the back of the Atleti net by the unlucky Stefan Savic. Brahim Diaz would also add a fifth in stoppage time.
The win means that Real Madrid will face either Barcelona or Osasuna in Sunday’s final.
