Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid: 2026 Spanish Super Cup semi final confirmed starting teams

Real Madrid are aiming to take a major step towards a record-extending 14th Spanish Super Cup title when they meet Atletico Madrid in Jeddah on Thursday.

Atleti are bidding to win the competition for a fourth time and enter the tie on a run of seven straight wins in all competitions.

The victors will advance to Sunday’s final, which will also be held at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, and face Barcelona, who thrashed Athletic Club in the first semi-final on Wednesday.

101GreatGoals.com has the team news and line-ups from Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid in the 2026 Spanish Super Cup semi-finals, as well as TV and streaming details.

Atletico Madrid lineup vs Real Madrid in Supercopa de Espana

Atletico Madrid are without injured centre-back Clement Lenglet (knee) and winger Nicolas Gonzalez, (hamstring).

Pablo Barrios is out after being forced off at half-time in their 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad on Sunday with a calf problem, so Conor Gallagher starts alongside Koke in midfield in their one change.

Atletico Madrid starting XI: Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, David Hancko, Matteo Ruggeri, Giuliano Simeone, Koke, Conor Gallagher, Alex Baena, Alexander Sorloth, Julian Alvarez

Atleti substitutes: Juan Musso, Jose María Gimenez, Johnny Cardoso, Antoine Griezmann, Thiago Almada, Nahuel Molina, Giacomo Raspadori, Robin Le Normand, Jano Monserrate, Taufik Seidu, Julio Diaz

Real Madrid lineup vs Atleti: Spanish Super Cup team

Madrid are unchanged for the first time in head coach Xabi Alonso’s reign and are again without top scorer Kylian Mbappe, who continues to recover from a knee injury and has not travelled with the squad.

Defender Eder Militao is also absent with a hamstring issue. Playmaker Brahim Diaz is at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco.

Real Madrid starting XI: Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Raul Asencio, Antonio Rudiger, Alvaro Carreras, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Jude Bellingham, Gonzalo Garcia, Vinicius Junior

Real Madrid substitutes: Andrii Lunin, Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Arda Guler, Dani Ceballos, Fran García, Ferland Mendy, Dean Huijsen, Franco Mastantuono, David Jimenez, Thiago Pitarch

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How to watch Madrid vs Atleti: Live online stream, TV channel

Kick-off on Thursday is at 19:00 GMT (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid: Spanish Super Cup stats

• Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last five competitive matches
• Real Madrid have won their last four games in all competitions
• Atletico have won just one of three Super Cup semi-finals in the four-team format
• Real Madrid have reached the Super Cup final in five of the six expanded-format editions
• Atletico have beaten Real Madrid once inside 90 minutes in the last seven meetings
• Real Madrid have not kept a clean sheet against Atletico since December 2021