Jeddah, Jan. 9 -- There is mixed news for Real Madrid after its 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the semi-final of the Spanish Supercup, as one in and one out.
Federico Valverde's thundering early free kick and Rodrygo's goal in the 54th minute saw Real Madrid past its local rival to book a meeting against FC Barcelona in the King Abdullah Stadiumin Jeddah on Sunday, but the star of the show was goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois who pulled off a string of saves to deny an Atletico that was the better side on Thursday night.
Real Madrid was without top-scorer Kylian Mbappe for the semi-final as he stayed in Madrid with a knee injury, but after the semi-final Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso told the press Mbappe was flying to Saudi Arabia and could...