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Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona to set up Spanish Super Cup final clash with rivals Real Madrid

Barcelona 2-3 Atletico Madrid: Late goals helped Diego Simeone's side come from behind to book a place in Sunday's final

Thursday 09 January 2020 21:29 GMT

Barcelona were undone by two late goals (Getty)

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Atletico Madrid pulled off a stunning turnaround to beat Barcelona 3-2 in an enthralling Spanish Super Cup tie in Saudi Arabia and book their place in the final of the revamped competition where they will face Real Madrid.

Argentine forward Angel Correa struck the decisive goal in the 86th minute to complete an unlikely late comeback for Atletico after Barca had dominated the second half and had two goals ruled out following VAR reviews.

Substitute Koke had put Atletico in front at the start of the second half but Lionel Messi levelled in the 51st minute. Messi soon put the ball in the net again but his second effort was ruled out for handball following a VAR review.

Former Atletico striker Griezmann did put Barca in front in the 65th while Gerard Pique thought he had extended their lead moments later but that goal was also ruled out after a VAR review, this time for a fractional offside against Arturo Vidal.

Atleti had spent most of the second half trying to stop waves of Barca attacks but got a lifeline when substitute Vitolo was tripped by goalkeeper Neto and striker Alvaro Morata equalised from the penalty spot in the 81st minute. Stand-in keeper Neto was also at fault for the winning goal, failing to properly block Correa's shot which bounced into the net to cap an incredible match. (Reuters)

Re-live the action in the blog below:

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Diego Simeone appears to question Joao Felix's "heart and emotion" following nine games without a goal and a stuttering start to the season for the €126m summer signing.

"Every player has a different personality, every player needs a different amount of time to settle.

"We try to succeed in getting every signing to experience Atletico with a lot of heart and emotion, because apart from their talent they need to be committed and dedicated.

"When the passion of playing for Atletico comes to them, things come naturally to everyone, just like with Savic when he arrived and Koke.

"I don't speak of individuals, but of the way of living the football that we have had at this club for a long time."

Jack Watson9 January 2020 18:54

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Atletico Madrid have had some problems in front of goal this season, scoring just 22 times in 19 matches.

Jack Watson9 January 2020 18:57

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We're off

Barcelona get things underway in Jeddah

Jack Watson9 January 2020 19:00

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