Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid meet this Wednesday in the first semi-final of the Spanish Cup, which will be held from January 10 to 14 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The whites attend the event as champions of the Copa del Rey for the 2022/23 season. For their part, the colchoneros participate because they are third in the last league.
By performance and results to date, Carlo Ancelotti's team is the one that arrives at the best moment. Together with Girona, they lead LaLiga EA Sports, with a notable advantage over the azulgranas and rojiblancos, they went to the second round of the Champions League with full victories and have also closed the classification to the next round of the Copa del Rey without any problems.
Despite the good numbers, we must not forget that the whites suffered one of their biggest defeats of the season, precisely against Atlético de Madrid at the Cívitas Metropolitano, on September 24 (3-1).
The last time both teams met in this format was in the 2020 final, played at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah, which Real Madrid ended up winning in the penalty shootout (4-1) after finishing the match and extra time. with a goalless tie, with Zinedine Zidane on the bench.
Diego Pablo Simeone's team, irregular away from Cívitas Metropolitano, entrusts itself to the Antoine Griezmann-Álvaro Morata couple to beat the most consistent team in Spain so far in the championship.
The match between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid, corresponding to the first semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup, will be played this Wednesday, January 10, at 8:00 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on Movistar and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.
