Real Edge Atletico to Set Clasico Super Cup Final

Spanish giants Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in a tight Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to set up a Clasico final clash against rivals Barcelona.

Fede Valverde’s free-kick and a Rodrygo strike helped Madrid claim a fifth consecutive victory across all competitions, with Alexander Sorloth pulling one back for Diego Simeone’s Atletico, who came up short in Jeddah.

Alonso was close to the sack after a run of inconsistent form towards the end of 2025, but his team have slowly found their footing through positive results, even if some performances have not been entirely convincing. The Spanish coach led Madrid to a win over Barcelona in his first Clásico at the helm in October, before his team began to slump.

“After so many games without scoring, today was a great game to get back to it, to help the team win,” Valverde told Movistar after netting his first goal of the campaign.

Real Edge Atletico to Set Clasico Super Cup Final. AFP

With French superstar Kylian Mbappe out as he recovers from a knee sprain, Alonso kept young striker Gonzalo Garcia in the centre of the attack after his hat-trick against Real Betis on Sunday.

Atletico beat their city rivals 5-2 when the teams met in September in a La Liga derby, but this was a far closer affair.

Madrid face Barcelona on Sunday in the final at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium after the Catalans thrashed Athletic Bilbao 5-0 on Wednesday.

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