Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey

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Madrid. Atletico Madrid avenged last week’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final defeat to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 4-2 home win over Real Madrid.

Like Saudi Arabia last week, the two teams played for 120 minutes, but this time goals from Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme in extra time tilted the match in Atletico’s favor in front of a packed Metropolitano Stadium on Thursday.

There came a time in the match when things went a little wrong. Players were again subjected to racist abuse from a section of Atlético fans, who appeared to be angry at the referee’s decision.

For Atletico Madrid, Samuel Linus scored in the 39th minute, Alvaro Morata in the 57th minute, Antoine Griezmann in the 100th minute and Rodrigo Riquelme in the 119th minute.

Whereas, for Real Madrid, Jan Oblak (45+1′) and Joselu scored in the 82nd minute.

Real Madrid were looking for an equaliser, but Atlético did not give the opposition many chances after the break and Riquelme sealed his place in the last eight after completing a move initiated by Griezmann and completing a final pass by Memphis Depay. Took.

–IANS

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