Real Madrid beat cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Saudi-hosted Spanish Super Cup to set up Barcelona showdown.Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in a tight Spanish Super Cup semifinal in Saudi Arabia to set up a Clasico final clash against rivals Barcelona.Fede Valverde’s free-kick and a Rodrygo strike on Thursday helped Madrid claim a fifth consecutive victory across all competitions, with Alexander Sorloth pulling one back for Diego Simeone’s Atletico, who came up short in Jeddah.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAlonso was close to the sack after a run of inconsistent form towards the end of 2025, but his team have slowly found their footing.The Spanish coach led Madrid to a win over Barcelona in his first Clasico at the helm in October, before his team began to slump.With French superstar Kylian Mbappe out as he recovers from a knee sprain, Alonso kept young striker Gonzalo Garcia in the centre of the attack after his hat-trick against Real Betis on Sunday.Atletico beat their city rivals 5-2 when the teams met in September in a La Liga derby, but this was a far closer affair.Los Blancos took the lead after just two minutes when Valverde’s ferocious free-kick flew past Sorloth in a poorly positioned wall and rocketed past Jan Oblak.The Norwegian Atletico forward might have done more to block it, and Oblak got his hand to the shot but could not keep it out because of the sheer power.Valverde celebrated vehemently, s …
