Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid offered one of the best Madrid derbies in recent years. It’s all just like a sensational Hollywood blockbuster with all the emotions from the depths to the peak… This is a suρer classic!
Derdy matches are often reminiscent of the heroic past, more regretful than the present, more emotional than what actually happens on the field. However, the things mentioned above did not happen in the Madrid derby between Real and Atletico at the 2023/24 Spanish Suρer Cup final round this morning, January 11, the match ended with 5-3 victory after extra time for Los Blancos.
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Because this is a match not bound by the derby label and everything happens without any order, arrangement or imagination. All converged in a sensational chase with 8 goals, 120 minutes of breathless play, with Kepa’s mistakes, Antoine Griezmann’s great record, and 3 goals from Real Madrid’s defenders.
Hermoso opened the score for Atletico in the 6th minute
It reminds people of the Champions League final 10 years ago between Madrid’s two most elite representatives that also lasted until extra time and the heroes were also the defenders. At that time, Sergio Ramos equalized in the 90+3 minute, Marcelo drowned Atletico in extra time…
On the field of Al Awal Park at King Saud University in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) this morning, January 11, just like nearly 10 years ago, Atletico was also the team that scored the opening goal. In the past, it was Diego Godin, a defender, in the first half (36′); The current tense is Hermoso, also a defender and also in the first half (6′). It’s like a classic movie slowed down, but with a lot of spice added and refreshed to make it more drαmαtic and memorable.
Rudiger equalized 1-1 for Real
It was Kepa’s silly mistake that almost turned Antonio Rudiger from a hero (scoring the equalizer) to a villain (owning goal) and causing the fans to live in an initial state of chaos. Those were two teams competing to score own goals (Rudiger scored to increase the score to 3-2 for Atletico and Stefan Savic scored to increase the score to 4-3 for Real).
Those were special moments for the defenders (6/8 goals came from defenders). The best players in the match were all defenders. Ramos in Lisbon nearly 10 years ago and Dani Carvajal in Riyadh today…
Kepa’s mistake almost made Real pay dearly
It was a chase where Real and Atletico took turns taking the initiative at certain periods of the match. That is Griezmann’s record. With his goal against Los Blancos, the French striker became the player who scored the most goals for Atletico in history in all competitions – 174 goals. The previous record belonged to Luis Aragones with 1 goal less.
That is also the record of Carlo Ancelotti, the “second godfather” at the Bernabeu team. Carletto has just become the coach who has led Real the second most matches in history, with 263 matches, equal to the achievement of Zinedine Zidane, and of course still far below the milestone of leader Miguel Munoz (605 matches). It was the first time since 1990 that the Madrid derby witnessed more than 3 goals…
Griezmann, the best striker in Atletico history
Obviously, this is a suρer classic. A match with a series of events taking place continuously, not allowing the audience to stop, as if urging everyone to join in the jubilant atmosphere taking place on the field in every hσt spot. A match with mistakes, “heroic” moments, full of entertainment, for the audience and unforgettable.
Then, Real with more bravery, even though Carletto was exhausted of ideas, once again overcame Diego Simeone’s Atletico who ran out of energy in the last minutes of extra time… And certainly, witnessing this Madrid derby, Barca – the team that will play the second semi-final match with Osasuna, and Real’s rival in the suρer classic match of Spanish football, must tremble.
Joselu celebrates the goal that sealed a 5-3 victory for Real