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)
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"We've got a big task in front of us tomorrow," said Trippier, who has played 20 times for Atletico this season following his summer switch from north London.
"We have to listen to the coach's tactics to try to earn the result we want.
"We know that Barcelona are a fantastic team, one of the best in the world. But we've got to think about ourselves. We've earned fantastic results recently, so we're confident."
"Obviously we are playing against Atletico Madrid and we know there are no easy games against them, and especially teams of that quality.
"We need to be alert because anything can happen. It is a knockout game - the team who wins will go through to the final - so we are treating it like a league match.
"We will be looking for the victory and we know how Atletico play. We saw with the last league game that it was a tight game but we were able to win it."
"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.
