Real Madrid Edge Atletico Madrid 5-3 To Reach Super Cup Final

It wasn't an easy task but Real Madrid came out on top in their Supercopa de Espana clash against arch-rivals Atletico Madrid, in Riyadh on Thursday. Mario Hermoso (6') opened the scoring to give Atletico a 1-0 lead. But Antonio Rudiger (20') equalised for Real to make it 1-1, followed by Ferland Mendy (29') making it 2-1. Antoine Griezmann scored in the 37th-minute to make it 2-2, and also became Atletico's highest goalscorer in history, across all competitions.

Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger celebrates with Jude Bellingham after scoring vs Atletico Madrid.(AP)

Rudiger scored an own goal in the 78th-minute and it looked like Atletico were edging towards a famous 3-2 win. But Dani Carvajal had other plans and the defender equaliser in the 85th-minute. The match ended 3-3 at full time and then goals from Joselu (116'), Brahim Diaz (120+2') helped Real script a famous 5-3 win.

Carlo Ancelotti's side maintained their status as the strongest in Spain. The Spanish capital club also lead in La Liga, but are level on points with second-placed Girona and have a higher goal difference. Real will face either Barcelona or Osasuna in the final, who will face each other in the other semifinal on Friday.