Sergio Ramos returned to the Santiago Bernabéu 1,456 days after his last Real Madrid game. The defender received an ovation from the crowd when he was introduced.

The match was marred by controversy, with Lucas Vázquez's goal disallowed by the VAR. The referee, Díaz de Mera, asked for the change due to an injury to the soleus of his right leg. Ramos was not much of a protagonist in the duel, leading his teammates to imprecise himself.