Eight days on from playing out an eight-goal extravaganza in the Supercopa de Espana, Madrid derby foes Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid reunite on Spanish soil for a Copa del Rey last-16 clash on Thursday.
Carlo Ancelotti's men triumphed 5-3 over their near neighbours en route to glory in Riyadh, and Los Blancos now resume the defence of another one of their hard-earned knockout crowns.
The net would bulge on another two occasions in extra time, albeit at the wrong end of the pitch as far as Diego Simeone was concerned, as a Stefan Savic own goal and Brahim Diaz effort meant that Atletico's Saudi Arabian sojourn was for nought.
Failure to emerge triumphant from the latest Madrid derby means that the Rojiblancos have now failed in each of their last three Supercopa de Espana ventures, but Simeone's side can at least continue to dream of Copa del Rey glory, for the next 48 hours at least.
Before jetting off to the Middle East, Atletico made slightly hard work of a 3-1 beating of third-tier Lugos in the last 32 of Spain's premier cup tournament - Memphis Depay was the hero with a second-half brace after both sides cancelled each other out in the opening period - and that win is just one of two for Atletico in their last six games during a woeful winter spell.
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