Atlético wins the Super Cup and Real Sociedad, the Champions League

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With a serious and well-matured game, Atlético defeated Real Sociedad and certified the third place that entitles it to the economic pinch of the Spanish Super Cup and to oppose another if it reaches the runner-up on the last day. Hermoso, Koke and Griezmann led a team that said goodbye to its fans with another triumph. Nothing to do with that sequence of home stumbles in the first stretch of the season that dismounted him from the fight for the title. To La Real, although defeated, Villarreal's setback in Vallecas assures them the fourth place that returns them to the Champions League. He did not participate since the course 13-14 in the great European competition. A well-deserved award for the Imanol players, who displayed the best game of the championship during some of its stages. After the historic conquest of the Copa del Rey against Athletic, the return to the European Cup is another crown for the txuri-urdin coach. The unpleasant note of the duel were the whistles of a minority sector of the Metropolitan to the United Against Racism campaign.

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Ivo Grbic, Giménez, Reguilón (Correa, min. 70), Mario Hermoso, Nahuel Molina, Witsel, Carrasco, Koke, Saúl, De Paul (Pablo Barrios Rivas, min. 80) and Griezmann

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Remiro, Aihen Muñoz, Le Normand, Elustondo (Gorosabel, min. 58), Zubeldia, Take Kubo (Carlos Fernández, min. 70), Illarramendi (Mohamed Ali-Cho, min. 70), Martín Zubimendi, Merino (Brais, min. 58), Oyarzabal (Barrenetxea, min. 58) and Sörloth

Goals 1-0 min. 37: Griezmann. 2-0 min. 72: Nahuel Molina. 2-1 min. 87: Sörloth.

Arbitrator Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Yellow cards Merino (min. 26), Elustondo (min. 54), De Paul (min. 59) and Mario Hermoso (min. 63)

The start brought a bossy and oppressive Real for any attempt by Atletico to play. That initial authoritarianism, emanating from the criteria of Zubimendi and the dabbling of Kubo, painted an examination for the red-and-whites. Since the break of the World Cup had not appeared a team that granted them less ball and better cover the exits. Simeone's players were seen with the need to execute an intense retreat with which they condemned the superiority of Real to blunt circulations. And when they realized that biting up their rival also had difficulties to circulate the duel was even. The balance yielded a very tactical rest of the first act. Until Griezmann received a ball at the top of the box. To his cut inwards he linked a closed thread that ended up in the goal of Remiro because Zubeldia and Saúl covered him.

With the goal, Atletico went ahead at half-time. And he came out with the stamp of that team that improved in the management of hard matches to chew like yesterday. Carrasco and Griezmann threatened Remiro before Barrenetxea tested Grbic with a hard shot. Then, La Real had to digest Atletico's splendid play on the second goal. Correa made one of those turns in the midfield that open meadows, leaned on Griezmann and this on Nahuel Molina. The Argentine broke down the right and blasted Remiro. Sorloth closed the gap with three minutes to go good for both teams.

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