they advanced to the Supercopa de Espana final
In the Supercopa de Espana semi-final, Dani Carvajal settled a heated Madrid derby with a goal, an assist, and a tease ball for the third. Although both sides had leads at different times, Los Blancos’ offensive vigor in extra time allowed them to win 5-3.
Atleti, who was a well-known player, started the scoring. A risky corner was blasted into the box by Antoine Griezmann, leaving it wide open. Heading into the net was Mario Hermoso. Ten minutes later, Antonio Rudiger equalized under very similar circumstances, meeting a corner kick from Luka Modric to square the score at one.
Shortly after, Ferland Mendy’s clever flick put Los Blancos ahead thanks to Carvajal’s cross. Griezmann started a long run for Atleti and then tucked the ball past a sprawling Kepa Arrizabalaga. This time, Atleti had the response.
With the Rojiblancos defending deep and encouraging Madrid pressure, the second half was a scrappier match. It was successful. They scored an aesthetically pleasing goal, as Morata made Kepa make a terrible error by punching a high cross into his own player and the goal.
But once more, Carlo Ancelotti’s troops had a solution. Carvajal gave it to us, sending home a rebound following a crazy dash through the Atletico box. And in regular time, neither team was able to find a game-winning fourth.
The right-back was at the center of an incredible winner that ended a wild tie in a suitably bizarre way. His enticing ball evaded Joselu before loping in off the corner of a sprawling Stefan Savic. After Jan Oblak was sent off for a corner, Brahim Diaz finished into an open net to cap off the chaos and send Real Madrid to the Supercopa final.