The 220th Madrid derby saw Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid face off in the UEFA Supercup (the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League). With Real Madrid selling Ronaldo and no big name in to replace him, and Atletico spending heavily over the summer, it was set to be an intriguing derby of which Real Madrid have won 109 times, Atletico Madrid winning 55 with 55 draws (before the result of the Supercup).
Team News
Real Madrid, in their first competitive game under new manager Julen Lopetegui, lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Too soon for Courtois to make his debut, Keylor Navas donned the gloves in goal, with a familiar lineup of Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal in front of him. Kroos and Casemiro started in front of the defence, with Asensio, Isco and Bale making up the rest of the midfield with Benzema donning the mantle left by Ronaldo in attack.
Atletico Madrid lined up in their familiar 4-4-2 with the tried and tested backline of Hernandez, Godin, Savic and Juanfran. The midfield saw new signings Rodrigo and Thomas Lemar start alongside Saul and Koke with Costa and Griezmann leading the line up front. It was too soon for new signings Gelson Martins, Nikola Kalinic and Santiago Arias (who I’m a big fan of) but they all made the bench.
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