With the presence of the Argentine world champions Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo De Paul and Ángel Correa, Atlético Madrid fell 3-1 in the classic against Real Madrid, played at the Santiago Bernabéú stadium, and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Cup King.
As for the match, which had a preview marked by violence due to a banner located on a Madrid highway with the phrase “Madrid hates Real” and a doll with Vinicius Jr.’s shirt hanging from a bridge, the “Mattress”. they quickly took the lead after 19 minutes of the first half thanks to the participation of the Argentine soccer players. De Paul connected at the door of the area with Correa, who gave it back to the Spanish Koke. With a great vision of the field, the Spanish midfielder launched a pass into space towards the right sector for Molina, who assisted Álvaro Morata from below.
In the complement, those directed by Carlo Ancelotti began to generate danger, but with little clarity. However, a few minutes from the end of regulation time, Rodrygo took the ball near midfield, got rid of a good part of the rival defense and with a precise shot established the tie and took the game to extra time.
In the extra time, the cast led by Diego Simeone suffered a severe setback, since Stefan Savic committed a harsh offense against Eduardo Camavinga and was sent off for a double yellow. With the advantage of having one more player on the field, Real Madrid took the lead thanks to Karim Benzema.
In the last play, Vinicius put together a great individual play and sealed the final result in favor of “Merengue”, which in the semifinals will face Barcelona, Osasuna or Athletic Bilbao because in this instance the crosses will be drawn.
