Overview
- Real Madrid beat Atlético 2-1 in Saudi Arabia to reach the Supercopa de España final against Barcelona.
- Broadcast cameras picked up Diego Simeone telling Vinícius Júnior, "Florentino will sack you," before gesturing toward fans booing the winger.
- Xabi Alonso confronted Simeone on the touchline with "Talk to your own players" and later said the comments were not an example of a good sportsman.
- Simeone declined to discuss the incident, saying there was nothing to comment and later "I don't remember, my memory is complicated," as both he and Vinícius received yellow cards.
- After the match, Vinícius posted "You’ve lost another knockout" in a message shared via a Fabrizio Romano video, and captain Federico Valverde publicly backed his teammate.