UEFA Super Cup - Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, k.o. 8pm, TV3 & BT Sport

Mr.Nice Guy

Live from Estonia it's the first significant game of Madrid's post-Ronaldo era as the two sides from the Spanish capital meet for the Super Cup. How will Julen Lopetegui fare pitting his wits against Diego Simeone?

Team news:

Real Madrid XI: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Asensio.

Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak; Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Lucas Hernandez; Saul, Koke, Rodri, Lemar; Costa, Griezmann.

Courtois being involved would have been interesting but he's not even on the bench. Two strong sides named here. Keen to see how Lemar gets on.

Bookies have Madrid 4/7 to lift the trophy while Atletico are 5/4.

I see it being close but will go for Atletico to edge it. How do you see the game going?

Paully D

Looking forward to seeing Bale take a big leap this season.

Agent Coulson

Is this behind the new TV3 pay window?

Mr.Nice Guy

COSTAAAAAAAAAAA

What a start.

LuckyGent88

Some finish from Costa. Ramos and Varane still on holidays

ricero

Dreadful defending but a great finish in the end

ERG89

Poor all round by Real there. Clueless defending & keeper caught at a tight angle; not for the first time. Can understand not starting Modric after the demanding WC run but think Isco is better suited further up the pitch.

Royal Legend

Jasus, Simione has really let himself go over the summer, he could have least have got a haircut :eek:

Mr.Nice Guy

1-1. Benzema header off a Bale cross.

Trigger

Some run and cross with his bad peg

Trigger

Royal Legend wrote: »

Jasus, Simione has really let himself go over the summer, he could have least have got a haircut :eek:

On a more serious note, where is he? Is he there, just I haven’t seen him

Mr.Nice Guy

astradave wrote: »

On a more serious note, where is he? Is he there, just I haven’t seen him

He's up in the stands because of his touchline ban.

Trigger

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

He's up in the stands because of his touchline ban.

Ah totally forgot about that

WinnyThePoo

I haven't seen rodri before. Is he a youth player?

Mr.Nice Guy

WinnyThePoo wrote: »

I haven't seen rodri before. Is he a youth player?

He was signed from Villarreal. I remember watching him against Lyon in the Europa League last season and he played well even though they lost. Looks like a good bit of business from Simeone.

Mr.Nice Guy

Penalty to Madrid. Looks like handball.

Ramos makes it 2-1.

Trigger

Costa is still a headcase anyways, nothing changed for this season there :pac:

6am7f9zxrsjvnb

Gotta love Costa and Ramos...both appreciate the other’s mastery of the dark arts!

Mr.Nice Guy

COSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

2-2!

SharpshooterTom

https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1029814166360449024

Mr.Nice Guy

2-2 after 90 minutes. We go to Extra-Time.

WinnyThePoo

Marcelo yea dope!

Great finish.

martyos121

Sensational hit from Saul Niguez!

LuckyGent88

What a cracking strike

DJIMI TRARORE

Perfect

Corholio

Real given away 2 bad goals tonight. Atletico had very little besides.

Say Your Number

Similar to Trezeguet's goal in the Euro 2000 final.

fatherted1969

Really enjoyable game, Simeone is some head the ball I'd say

LuckyGent88

Another belter of a goal.

Mr.Nice Guy

Koke! 4-2. Surely the trophy secured now.

callaway92

Two class goals

Another assured finish. Didn't bother with the match but have seen extra time, 2 unbelievably composed/assured finishes. When it comes to getting the players' heads right I don't think there's any other team like it.

ShamoBuc

Atletico look pretty good. They will be the ones pushing Barca this year.

Mr.Nice Guy

If Madrid lose by this margin or worse it may prompt them to strengthen their efforts to get somebody before the window closes.

SharpshooterTom

Madrid have been alright in the 90 minutes. Defence has been crap though.

SharpshooterTom

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

If Madrid lose by this margin or worse it may prompt them to strengthen their efforts to get somebody before the window closes.

To be fair a striker wouldn't have stopped them conceding 4 goals tonight.

They do need one though, can't believe they're going play Benzema up top on his own who looks more and more like Heskey now with each passing season.

Say Your Number

Will Lopetegui be sacked for this?

I'm not even joking....

Mr.Nice Guy

Pleased Atletico won and it sets things up for the season nicely. I wasn't expecting Real to make any further signings but it will be interesting to see if this result causes a stir back home and leads to a panic buy.

SlickRic

Zidane's Madrid never let in 4.
Lopetegui's concedes 4 in its first.

Harry Palmr

Was Ramos playing?

Trigger

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Was Ramos playing?

Costa stamped on his neck just for ye lot too

ERG89

SlickRic wrote:

Zidane's Madrid never let in 4. Lopetegui's concedes 4 in its first.

Tbf Juve put 3 past them in 90 mins in Madrid. Atletico got 4 in 120 mins.
Thought they lacked in attack, Asensio in particular. Found their defence got utterly exposed when Casemiro went off.
Why they never replaced Ronaldo baffles me. Too late now to do that.

Harry Palmr

astradave wrote: »

Costa stamped on his neck just for ye lot too

Excellent! :pac:

Rayne Wooney

I read that it’s the first time in history that Atletico’s squad has cost more than Madrid’s, surely Madrid will spend a hundred million or two in the next few weeks.

Bale, Benzema, Isco and Asensio isn’t really a quartet that would strike fear into teams not named SD Huesca or Leganes , Ronaldo compensated for a lot in recent seasons, Bale is also not fit half of the time.

Hazard seems to tick a lot of boxes but he is 7/1 to go to Madrid.

SharpshooterTom

Hazard isn't a great goalscorer, I know he's an irritating git, but Neymar would be a better fit for Real.

GavRedKing

Its clear to see that without Ronaldo Real are going to struggle big time in La Liga and the CL, not that it was in any doubt.

Theres no way they'll defend the CL again without him and they're further away now from La Liga success thanks to Atletico keeping Griezmann and adding Lemar to an already very good squad.

You cant lose a player of his caliber and then bring in nobody to replace even half his goals, I felt Benzema was done at Madrid maybe 2 seasons ago, the fact they're going to plow on with him as their main CF for another year tells its own story.

NIMAN

It's the most obvious thing in football to say Madrid without Ronaldo aren't as good. We all knew they wouldn't be.

It'll be the same when Messi leaves Barca too. Those players were once in a lifetime quality, so can't really be replaced. Madrid have now become level again with all the other teams, they have lost their prized asset. And some day barca will too.

They will have to try now to form a better team than the others, rather than be so dependant on one player.

GavRedKing

NIMAN wrote: »

It's the most obvious thing in football to say Madrid without Ronaldo aren't as good. We all knew they wouldn't be.

It'll be the same when Messi leaves Barca too. Those players were once in a lifetime quality, so can't really be replaced. Madrid have now become level again with all the other teams, they have lost their prized asset. And some day barca will too.

They will have to try now to form a better team than the others, rather than be so dependant on one player.

I think its more damning that they've not managed to sign another player from a tier below Ronaldo/Messi given that Ronaldo has gone some 4 weeks ago.

If they go with what they have, they'll be 3rd again, even Valencia were only 3 or 4 pts behind them last year and would fancy their chances of finishing above Real.

DJIMI TRARORE

ShamoBuc wrote:

Atletico look pretty good. They will be the ones pushing Barca this year.

17/2 at the moment,well worth a few quid,barca struggling and Luis looks finished heaping more expectations on Leo. GET ON NOW

MisterAnarchy

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

17/2 at the moment,well worth a few quid,barca struggling and Luis looks finished heaping more expectations on Leo. GET ON NOW

Barca struggling ?
They won the double last season and lost one game all season in the league .
They are the one team that Real still fear .