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Real
Madrid’s noisy neighbours were at it again in the early hours of
Saturday morning in the Spanish capital. Last season Diego Simeone’s
side pipped Real Madrid to the La Liga title, now they have beaten them
in the Spanish Super Cup.
Money
might buy a club the best players from the last World Cup but Atletico
Madrid’s motivation and organisation continues to be absolutely
priceless and it was too much for Carlo Ancelotti’s confused European
Champions who were behind after 80 seconds and never found a way back.
VIDEO Scroll down to watch Diego Simeone get sent to the stands for patting the linesman on the back of the head

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Clinical: Atletico Madrid's Mario Mandzukic makes it 1-0 against Real Madrid in the second leg match of the Spanish Super Cup

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Goal hero: Atletico striker Mario Mandzukic lifts the Super Cup trophy after beating Real Madrid on Friday

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Glory boys: Atletico have started the
season as they ended the last, by eclipsing their illustrious neighbours
and picking up a trophy
MATCH FACTS
Atletico Madrid: Moya; Juanfran, Godín, Miranda, Siqueira; Tiago, Gabi; Koke, Raul García, Griezmann (Jiminez 73); Mandzukic
Subs: Oblak, Suarez, Rodriguez, Ansaldi, Niguez, Gimenez
Goal: Mandzukic 2
Real Madrid:
Casillas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Coentrao (Marcelo 70); Modric, Kroos
(Ronaldo 45), Xabi Alonso; James (Isco 65), Benzema, Bale
Subs: Navas, Pepe, Arbeloa, Illarra
With the league season due to start this weekend all is not as it should be for Ancelotti.
Midfielder
Sami Khedira went to watch his brother play in Germany, Angel Di Maria
was left out of the squad completely and Cristiano Ronaldo was left on
the bench not fit to start.
With
no Ronaldo or Di Maria the onus was very much on Bale who has been Real
Madrid’s best player in pre-season but before the Welshman could have
an impact a defence strangely missing the benched Pepe was embarrassed
by Atletico’s first attack.
Their
big summer signings Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandzukic must find the
goals that Diego Costa scored last season – the hope is that the
Croatian will hold the ball up and the Frenchman will feed off him but
it was the other way around inside two minutes and Atletico Madrid were
in front courtesy of Mandzukic’s first goal for the club.
Atletico’s
incredible knack of replacing the strikers they are forced to sell has
seen them go from Diego Forlan to Sergio Agüero and Radamel Falcao to
Diego Costa.
Mandzukic has started well with a goal against the old enemy that wins a Cup final.

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Delight: Atletico's Mario Mandzukic
(centre) celebrates his second-minute strike against Real Madrid at
Vicente Calderon on Friday
Real
Madrid forced their first corner and from it Luka Modric sent a shot
over and they were then given a brief one-man advantage by referee David
Fernandez.
Fabio
Coentrao clashed with Juanfran and as the Atletico full-back was
waiting to come back on after having treatment, James almost equalised
for Real with a shot parried by Miguel Moya.
Simeone
was fuming at the delay in Juanfran being allowed back onto the pitch
and after some figure wagging and a tap on the back of the fourth
official’s head he was sent off.
It
is hard to think of another coach in world football at the moment who
has the same communion with his supporters and the dismissal only
increased the volume in the Calderon.

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Best of enemies: Atletico coach Diego Simeone (right) greets his Real Madrid counterpart Carlo Ancelotti (left) before the match

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On the ball: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid takes on Diego Godin of Atletico Madrid at Vicente Calderon on Friday
Madrid’s
next chance came after Bale was bundled over by Godin and from
Rodriguez's free-kick, Xabi Alsono fired a shot just wide.
Modric
then crossed for Rodriguez to head wide of Moya’s far post. The
Colombian was everywhere for Madrid and he fed Bale who shot just wide
as Madrid continue to press.
But
Atletico Madrid are a hard team to break down once they are in front
and with Raul Garcia threatening at the other end they almost doubled
their lead. First he shot from distance forcing a corner and then he
headed Koke’s kick just wide.
Ronaldo
replaced Toni Kroos at half time as Real Madrid switched to a 4-2-3-1
but it was Atletico Madrid who started the brighter with Siqueira
drawing a yellow card from Modric and Raul Garcia crashing a shot off
the underside of the crossbar.
The
midfielder who got the all important equaliser in the first leg sent
another shot whistling past Casillas’ post as Atletico did far more with
less possession than their rivals.
Roanldo
finally tested Moya but his shot was comfortably held and when Bale
tumbled in the box spinning away from Siqueira as the referee waved away
the appeals for a penalty.
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