Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 4-2 to enter the quarterfinals of the King’s Cup.
In the 110th minute at Motropolitano Stadium, a Real Madrid player shot a strong shot, hitting Cesar Azpilicueta’s foot and finding Jude Bellingham’s position. The midfielder born in 2003 calmly controlled the shot but was blocked by Jan Oblak.
Dani Ceballos rushed in to score, equalizing 3-3 for Real Madrid. However, the “Los Blancos” player’s joy was quickly extinguished when the referee and VAR team announced an offside error. The person who was penalized was Bellingham.
This was a controversial decision by the referee team, because the ball touched an Atletico player and then bounced into Bellingham’s position. Real players reacted but could not change Mr. Guillermo Cuadra’s decision.
Real was deprived of a goal, and then had to put the entire squad up to attack. In the 119th minute, Atletico launched a sharp counterattack to finish off coach Carlo Ancelotti’s army. In a three-on-one situation, Memphis Depay calmly assisted Rodrigo Riquelme, sealing a 4-2 victory for “Rojiblancos”.
Atletico Madrid paid off its debt against Real to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Last year, Diego Simeone’s team fell to their city rivals in the quarter-finals. Not long ago, they continued to fail in the Spanish Super Cup.
Meanwhile, Bellingham and his teammates still have two arenas to strive for: La Liga and the Champions League.
As usual, Madrid derbies in cup competitions once again had to go into extra time. Under coach Simeone, Atletico Madrid forced their city opponents to play 120 minutes in 8 out of 11 encounters.
The two Madrid clubs presented their fans with a high-speed match and many notable plays. Atletico played inferiorly but opened the score in the 39th minute, after Samuel Lino’s shot from a tight angle.
Real attacked quite a bit but had to wait until the 45+1 minute to equalize. From a free kick, Jan Oblak made an unbelievable mistake. He ran out, missed the ball, giving his opponent a goal.
The defense of both teams had an ineffective day. In the 57th minute, it was Lunin and Antonio Rudiger’s turn to play erratically, creating conditions for Alvaro Morata to score against his old club, increasing the score to 2-1.
In the 80th minute, coach Carlo Ancelotti sent Joselu onto the field to replace young star Rodrygo. Less than 2 minutes after appearing on the field, Joselu shined with a close-range finish, equalizing 2-2 for “Los Blancos”. The first attack belonged to Bellingham with a pass from the right wing.
Even though they dragged their opponents into extra time, Real still couldn’t repeat their victory in last season’s King’s Cup. In the 100th minute, Antoine Griezmann’s moment of genius put Atletico ahead again. The French striker dribbled the ball at the bottom of the goal line and then kicked the roof of Real’s net from a tight angle, increasing the score to 3-2.
Real pressed forward to attack but could not make a difference, even conceding a goal for the 4th time. In this match, “Los Blancos” were also unlucky to have 2 shots hitting the wooden frame.
In the same round, Barca won 3-1 against Unionistas.
