After the loss to Villarreal in the league and the defeat against Barcelona in the Super Cup final, Real Madrid tonight (Thursday) managed to recover and show quite a bit of character, when they recovered from a deficit on the way to 1:3 after 120 minutes against Atlético Madrid, in the city derby in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.
The Blancos completed the picture of the semi-finals of the Spanish Cup, when earlier Barcelona, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao secured their place in the big four of the factory.
Griezmann calls for the help of his friends, photo: AP
Real Madrid celebrates Rodrigo's equaliser, tonight at the Bernabeu, photo: AP
The Colchoneros, who were much better in the first half, took the lead after 19 minutes at the end of a wonderful team move.
Koke's deep ball reached Nahuel Molina, who sent an accurate cross past Albero Morata.
The latter did not get confused and pushed closely against the former - 0:1 to Atlético.
In the 54th minute, Real Madrid already smelled the equalizer, but Nazzo's kick went just wide of the crossbar.
Two minutes later, an exchange of passes between Valverde and Modric ended with the Uruguayan kicking over Oblak's frame.
In the 73rd minute, Courtea saved Real from conceding a second time after a wonderful 17-meter free kick by Griezmann.
Six minutes later, Rodrigo got Real Madrid back into the game after a great individual performance, which included a world-class slalom on the way to the net.
1:1 at the Bernabeu.
Going to overtime.
Albero Morata celebrates an advantage in the Bernabeu against the ex, tonight, photo: Reuters
Modric is not satisfied, photo: AP
Real applied pressure in extra time, which cost the visitors with the dismissal of Stefan Savic - the latter ended his part of the game in the 99th minute following a second yellow for a foul in midfield.
In the 104th minute, the host took advantage of the numerical advantage: Vinicius continued a cross, which reached the feet of Karim Benzema, who soon completed Real Madrid's turnaround.
In the 121st minute, Vinicius left the entire defense behind, as he buried the host's third all the way to the semi-finals.
Albero Morata celebrates a lead at the Bernabeu, photo: Reuters
Earlier, Athletic Bilbao eliminated the runner-up holder of the cup Valencia, with a surprising 1:3 in the fortress of the bats.
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