Courtois made another save from Sorloth at his near post before Madrid’s defence were plunged into more problems. Alonso substituted Antonio Rudiger — who was an injury doubt heading into the match — and Raul Asencio in the 69th minute, with the latter looking disappointed on the bench.

Real Madrid got the better of their city rivals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final. A wonder strike from F

Onto the final… Here is the immediate reaction. To come: Player ratings, interviews and a derby podcast. It was that time of year again. A trip to Saudi Arabia for the Spanish SuperCup beckoned, with Atlético Madrid the opponents for a semi-final showdown.