Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid tips and predictions: Honours even in Spanish Super Cup
- Sergiu Baltuta
- 8 January 2024
Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid at Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh on Wednesday evening in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals (1900 GMT).
As is tradition, January brings us the final four in the Spanish Super Cup. Real Madrid qualified for this tournament after winning the Spanish Cup last season.
They’ll face a tough test against rivals Atletico but the team led by Carlo Ancelotti is in excellent form, with five wins in five across all competitions.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid is only participating in this year's Spanish Super Cup after finishing third in La Liga last season.
Los Colchoneros will face a very difficult opponent in the semi-finals, and their current form isn’t great, with only two wins in their last five games.
Not only did Real beat Osasuna in the final of the Spanish Cup, but they also finished second in La Liga last season.
Despite many absences, Real Madrid have been in fine form recently, winning five of their last five games in all competitions.
Their most recent game was in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey, where they managed a 3-1 away win against the modest Arandina.
Real Madrid finished the first part of the season in La Liga in first place with 48 points, the same as Girona.
After finishing third in La Liga last season, Atleti are competing in this competition. Diego Simeone’s side has only won the Super Cup once in their history, in 2014 when only one game was played.
Since the new format was introduced, Atletico has qualified for the final once, in 2020, where they lost to their rivals Real Madrid.
Los Colchoneros have won only two of their last five games. In their most recent game, they managed a 3-1 win against Lugo away and qualified to the round of 16 in Copa del Rey.
Atletico lost their most recent La Liga game, a derby against Girona, 4-3. Alvaro Morata scored a hat trick in the game. Atletico are in fifth place in the league with 38 points.
The last head-to-head game between the two teams was played in September last year, and Atletico managed a somewhat surprising 3-1 win at home.
