Griezmann?s record, Simeone?s sarcasm, and more talking points from the Supercopa semifinal
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A painful defeat in Saudi Arabia. Atlético Madrid suffered defeat in the first of the trilogy of Madrid derbies in the coming weeks. Los Colchoneros on Wednesday fell to a 5-3 loss in extra-time against Real Madrid.
Mario Hermoso gave Atlético an early lead, but Antonio Rüdiger and Ferland Mendy put Real Madrid back in front. Antoine Griezmann then drew Atleti back level, and a Rüdiger own goal put the Rojiblancos in the lead until Dani Carvajal scored a late leveller. In extra-time, fatigue set in, and it was Los Blancos who broke away through a Stefan Savi? own goal and a Brahim DÃaz finish into an empty net with the final kick.
Here are four of the key talking points from the game.
1. Remembering what should be the number one talking point - Antoine Griezmann The real crime (excluding Savi??s defending) that took place in Saudi Arabia was that a frustrating defeat distracted from Antoine Griezmann writing himself into the history books as Atlético de Madrid?s all-time leading goalscorer with 174 goals, ahead of Luis Aragonés.
?? ANTOINE GRIEZMANN BECOMES ATLETI'S ALL-TIME TOP SCORER pic.twitter.com/VA5qfLgsUH? Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) January 10, 2024
The Frenchman achieved the record with his usual elegance and style via a powerful finish from outside the box to draw the tie level, once again saving his team. The moment meant a lot to him, evidently, and it was a shame that he was surr...
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