Overview
- Real Madrid beat Atlético 2-1 in Jeddah to book a Supercopa de España final against Barcelona on Sunday.
- TV footage captured Diego Simeone telling Vinícius Júnior that Florentino Pérez would “kick” him out of Real Madrid, and the pair were later shown yellow cards during the Brazilian’s substitution.
- Xabi Alonso condemned Simeone’s comments as not an example of sportsmanship and said there are limits to what is acceptable on the field.
- Simeone downplayed the incident by saying what happens on the pitch stays there and claimed not to remember the exchange, while Atlético sources contended Vinícius had provoked their bench earlier.
- After the match, Vinícius taunted Simeone on social media with “Has perdido otra eliminatoria,” and Alonso’s recent run of wins has eased scrutiny on his job heading into the final.