Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid live score: Spanish Super cup semifinal updates, result, stats

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Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid lock horns on Thursday in the second semifinal of this year's Spanish Super Cup.

Barcelona thrashed Athletic Club 5-0 in the first semi to secure their place in Sunday's final in Jeddah. The winners of this Madrid derby will face the Catalans for the trophy.

Madrid were the winners the last time these teams met in the Supercopa back in January 2024, but Atleti thrashed Los Blancos 5-2 in the league meeting back in September. Before then, four of the most recent five La Liga meetings ended in a 1-1 draw, so extra time feels a distinct possibility here.

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid live score

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Busquets Ferrer

Starting lineups:

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2, right to left): Oblak (GK) — Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri — Simeone, Koke, Gallagher, Baena — Alvarez, Sorloth

Real Madrid (4-3-3, right to left): Courtois (GK) — Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Carreras — Tchouameni, Camavinga, Bellingham — Rodrygo, Garcia, Vinicius

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Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid live updates, highlights, and commentary

50 mins before kickoff: Despite that impressive win over Betis, there's a feeling that, should Madrid's Supercopa campaign end in disappointment, Alonso's position could be under threat again. Marca described the 5-2 La Liga loss in the derby early in the season as Alonso's "first real dose of reality"; another could leave him under real pressure.

1 hour 30 mins before kickoff: We have the team news! Xabi Alonso has stuck with the starting XI from the victory over Real Betis last time out. Diego Simeone hands Conor Gallagher a start in central midfield, which had been anticipated given Pablo Barrios' injury.

2 hours before kickoff: It's a Madrid derby in Jeddah to decide who will face Barcelona in Sunday's final.

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Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid kick off time

The match kicks off in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 10 p.m. Local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid lineups, team news

Robin Le Normand came off the bench against Real Sociedad in their last game and had been tipped to start here in place of the injured Clement Lenglet, but Simeone has gone with David Hancko.

Conor Gallagher, who continues to be linked with a possible January exit, starts in midfield as Pablo Barrios has a muscle issue. A front two of Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth should give Madrid's defence plenty to worry about.

Atletico Madrid starting XI (4-4-2, right to left): Oblak (GK) — Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri — Simeone, Koke, Gallagher, Baena — Alvarez, Sorloth

Atletico Madrid subs: Musso, Gimenez, Molina, Le Normand, Julio Diaz, Cardoso, Jano, Taufik, Griezmann, Almada, Raspadori

Dani Carvajal was included in the Supercopa travelling group and is in the matchday squad, although only on the bench.

With Kylian Mbappe also sidelined, Gonzalo Garcia, who scored a hat-trick in the thrashing of Real Betis, keeps his place alongside Vinicius Junior  in an unchanged lineup from the win over Betis.

Real Madrid starting XI (4-3-3, right to left): Courtois (GK) — Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Carreras — Tchouameni, Camavinga, Bellingham — Rodrygo, Garcia, Vinicius

Real Madrid subs: Lunin, Carvajal, Alaba, Guler, Ceballos, F. Garcia, Mendy, Huijsen, Mastantuono, Jimenez, Thiago

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid live stream, TV channel

Here is how to watch the match in some of the world's major regions: