"There was barely a minute on the clock when Valverde smashed in a free-kick from distance to send shockwaves around the King Abdullah Sports City stadium. Rodrygo then probably should put his side after a fast break on the counter which saw him chop inside well before placing his shot too close to Jan Oblak in what was a bit of a let-off for the hosts."
"Real punished their rivals early after the break when Rodrygo's brilliant touch took him through on goal and the Brazilian made no mistake with the finish. But moments later Atleti were right back in the game when Guiliano Simeone played a neat one-two with Llorente before picking Sorloth with an excellent cross, with the striker doing the rest to half the deficit."
Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 in Saudi Arabia to reach the Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona. Federico Valverde opened the scoring in the second minute with a long-range free-kick. Atletico dominated much of the first half and created several chances, with Alexander Sorloth missing a big header. Rodrygo extended Real's lead early in the second half with a composed finish. Sorloth later reduced the deficit with a header from a cross. Thibaut Courtois made a late save to preserve the lead. The final will be played in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
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