In another impressive match, Atlético Madrid beat Real Madrid 4-2 in extra time and eliminated them from the Copa del Rey, advancing to the quarter-finals – two defeats this year for the Queen in all competitions, both at home to Real Madrid. Rojiblancos.
Real Madrid have suffered only two defeats this year in all competitions. Both came at the Metropolitano, home of Atletico, who avenged their Supercopa semi-final defeat with an epic 4-2 extra-time win to reach the quarter-finals. Spanish CupThe queen was not allowed to defend the title she won last year.
the Axel Wetzel He composed the back three with Jose Maria Jimenez And Mario Hermosoand takes his place Stefan Savicin the only change to its lineup Diego Simeone Regarding last week's Super Cup derby.
On the contrary, he made two changes Carlo Ancelottiby Andrey Lunin To start under the rafters instead drink And the Eduardo Camavinga To play in the role of defensive midfielder in his place Aurelien Chouamini.
Oblak has gone from beautiful to deadly
Good pace from both sides, but hesitant in the first minutes, as Tsolo used his progress as a “secret weapon”. Saul As a third striker and “Carlito” to bet on his media work.
The most important of them is, Jude BellinghamHe touched the goal in the eleventh minute when he evaded the goal Kuka, Yesil And Rodrigo de PaulHis shot from the height of the penalty kick against Chiminis And stop at the horizontal bar, with Vinicius Junior To get the rebound, but to shoot high.
The Brazilian, the big star of the Super Cup final with his hat-trick against Barcelona, had to face loud boos every time he received the ball, while he was also hearing it outside the field when the team arrived.
The Queen again came close to goal at the end of the first quarter when S Jan Oblak He made two great saves in a four-man match Rodrigo And Vinicius.
The Rojiblanco did not clearly threaten his home Two colorsReal Madrid looked more dangerous, but, as usually happens in football, they finally conceded the goal (39'). His crosses De Paul which falls on him Griezmannthe Antonio Rudiger He pushes the ball back and o Samuel LenoHe came from behind the second post and hit it with a close-range shot Two colors For 1-0.
The visitors, who based on the picture of the match did not deserve to be late, were lucky to equalize before the end of the first half, with an unexpected “mistake” on the part of the team. Oblak (45'+1'). Center – fill it Luka ModricThe Slovenian goalkeeper comes out to block the ball, but under pressure from his teammates and opponents, he sends it to the back of his own goal, making the score 1-1.
One for you and one for me (again!)
Real Madrid wanted to “play” with Oblak's personality and put pressure on him in the first minutes of the second half. The Slovenian made the perfect save and fired a very dangerous shot from outside the penalty area. Rodrigo And catch up with him Vinicius Junior Before he becomes a threat to his hearth.
the Two colorsWho may bear (small) responsibility for his goal LinenIt seemed like…she was jealous of him Oblak And he “gave” Atletico his second goal. After two rebounds, the ball reaches the Real Zone, o Rüdiger She dived with her body and was intercepted by the Ukrainian goalkeeper, who pushed her into the field Alvaro MorataWho entered the net with a score of 2-1 (57').
His fourth goal Morata At the expense of his former team, which ranks 18th overall this year (Atletico's top scorer), he gave a great competitive and psychological advantage to the home team, with Ancelotti To play everything for everything and develop it gradually Toni Kroos, Prime Diath, Tswamini And Joselolooking for freshness in traffic and greater danger in attack.
The changes paid off. After the first s Rodrigo He placed second on the team in the horizontal bar shot, o Joselo An equation with a perfectly indeterminate smooth convolution vertex of the height of the small region, after summation Vinicius – Bellingham And the occasional “Take it” from the English Premier again (82).
2-2 hours ago Two colors With a wonderful save from close range Morata In the second post he kept his team upright which eventually threatened a complete upset Vinicius In the end, he was able to lead an extra half hour to the fifth consecutive Madrid derby held in the course of competitions with knockout matches (!), two in the Spanish Super Cup, two in the Copa del Rey and one. For the European Super Cup, the only one to be defeated (so far) on Atletico.
Griezmann's collar and Riquelme's seal!
the TRUEWith the psychological support of the equalizer, he played better in the first 15 minutes of extra time, without actually threatening his team's goal. Oblak. the AtleticoAgain, it was more effective.
the Griezmann, who was honored before the match because he was now the best scorer in its history, celebrated his 100th goal. The Frenchman stole the ball from him ViniciusHe stormed the area from the left, and the Brazilian chased him to no avail and beat him Two colors From a difficult position to 3-2.
Real Madrid, as usual, did not give up and scored the third equalizer with a header Bellingham Who blocked Oblak (109') His goal Danny Thambios Two minutes later, the goal was disallowed due to offside.
The visitors advanced on the lines in search of the score 3-3, leaving many empty spaces and the hosts took advantage in the 119th minute, when Memphis Depay I found the following Rodrigo Riquelme The 23-year-old beat Lunin with a shot from inside the penalty area to make it 4-2 to ensure the Rojiblancos qualified for the quarter-finals.
The final match found its players Simon To make the victory lap and that Ancelotti To think carefully about the next meeting with her AtleticoAt the beginning of next January at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for the tournament. After all, he had evolved into their evil demon…
Atletico Madrid (Diego Simeone): Oblak – Fitzel, Jimenez, Hermoso – Llorente (98' Barrios), De Paul (106' Athpilicueta – 116' Savic), Koke, Saul (56' Molina), Leno (90'+1' Riquelme) – Morata (Depay 98' ), Griezmann.
Real Madrid (Carlo Ancelotti): Lunin – Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho (106' Dani Ceballos), Mendy (66' Prime Diaz) – Valverde (74' Tsuwamini), Camavinga (106' Fran Garcia), Modric (66' Kroos) – Bellingham – Rodrigo (81' ). Joselu), Vinicius Junior.
Spanish Cup – Round of 16
Tuesday (01/16)
Getafe – Seville 1-3
(23' Mata – 8' Sergio Ramos, 48', 55' Isaac Romero)
Athletic Bilbao – Catching 2-0
(28', 60' Villalibre)
Tenerife – Mallorca 0-1 (average)
(120' Larin)
Wednesday (01/17)
Valencia – I want to 1-3
(29' Pen. Pepelo – 13' De La Torre, 18' Pen. 80' Dovikas)
Osasuna – Real Sociedad 0-2
(57 penalty kicks. Oyartambaal, 90+7 Merino)
Girona – Rayo Vallecano 3-1
(15', 19' penalty kick. Stuani, 26' Blind – 36' Deka)
Thursday (01/18)
Unionistas de Salamanca – Barcelona 1-3
(31' Alvaro Gomet – 45' Ferran Torres, 69' Conde, 73' Balde)
Atletico Madrid – Real Madrid 4-2 (draw).
(39' Leno, 57' Morata, 100' Griezmann, 119' Riquelme – 45' + 1' Oblak, Joselu 82'.
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