Article by Alexandru Tomutiu, Mihai Șovei – Published Thursday, January 08, 2026, 8:07 p.m. / Updated Thursday, January 8, 2026, 8:08 p.m.
Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid meet tonight from 21:00 in a Spanish Super Cup semi-final match. The match will be played in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and will be broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro and on TV on Digi Sport 1.
The winner of this duel will play in the final against Barcelona, who won 5-0 against Athletic Bilbao.
Atletico Madrid – Real Madrid, live from 21:00
Real Madrid – Atletico, starting teams:
Atletico: Oblak – Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri – G. Simeone, Koke, Gallagher, Baena – Sorloth, Alvarez
reserves: Almada, Cardoso, J. Diaz, J. Gimenez, Griezmann, Le Normand, Molina, Monserrate, Musso, Raspadori, Seidu
Coach: Diego Simeone
real madrid: Courtois – Valverde, Asencio, Rugider, Carreras – Rodrygo, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Bellingham – G. Garcia, Vinicius
reserves: Alaba, Carvajal, Cebaallos, F. Garcia, Guler, Huijsen, D. Jimenez, Lunin, Mastantuono, F. Mendy, Pitarch
Coach: Xabi Alonso
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
The derby of the city of Madrid, in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup
Madrid rivals Atletico and Real will resume hostilities tonight when they meet in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Atletico aim to win their 4th Spanish Super Cup, while the Galacticos hope to lift it for the 14th time in their history.
The last match between the two teams was a real spectacle. On September 27, 2025, Atletico Madrid prevailed at home against Real with a hallucinatory score: 5-2. Atletico are currently 4th in La Liga, while Real are 2nd. Diego Simeone's side are coming off a 5-game unbeaten run, while Xabi Alonso's men are unbeaten in 4 games.
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Gonzalo Garcia (21 years old), the Real player who scored a hat-trick in the last victory of the “galacticos” in the championship, 5-1 against Betis, is announced as the starter for tonight's duel.
Xabi Alonso, Real's coach, prefaced the derby with Atletico: “We want to make a different match from the one in the championship, but we can't forget the things we missed in the last direct match, things we know very well. We don't want to repeat the same mistakes and we want to evolve at a higher level. We have to forget what didn't work well. From every defeat you learn. There are certain aspects of that match that we don't want to repeat, so we will keep them for ourselves,” he said, according to Marca.
The winner of this duel will play in the final of the Supercup against Barcelona, who prevailed against Athletic Bilbao with an unbelievable 5-0. The final is scheduled for Sunday, January 11.
