With goals from Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme in extra time, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 4-2 on Thursday to advance to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.
The two teams settled a thrilling battle at the Rojiblancos’ Metropolitano Stadium, the second of three Madrid derbies in less than a month.
Los Blancos twice pushed Atletico to extra time, with Jan Oblak’s own goal cancelling out Samuel Lino’s opening and Joselu scoring late after Alvaro Morata put the hosts ahead again.
Griezmann broke down the right in extra time and finished confidently, with Riquelme scoring at the death to settle the match and revenge Atletico’s defeat by Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals last week.
Real Madrid defeated Diego Simeone’s side 5-3 before beating rival Barcelona to claim the Spanish Super Cup.
Real Madrid attacked early, with Jude Bellingham hitting the crossbar, before Atletico grabbed the lead. Antonio Rudiger, who scored against Atletico in Riyadh, attempted to head a cross to safety but instead nodded it into the path of Lino, who converted from close range.
Madrid equalised before halftime when Luka Modric’s crossed free-kick drew Oblak out of his goal. The Slovenian, attempting to reach the ball but failing to catch it, ended up with the final touch as it went into his own net.
Early in the second half, Morata gave Atletico Madrid the lead again after Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin failed to gather the ball, which fell into the striker’s path.
The game went into extra time as Vinicius slipped in Bellingham and the England international skillfully cut the ball across for the target man to nod home in the 81st minute.
After an explosive first extra minute, Griezmann put Atletico ahead with a magnificent solo run down the right wing, escaping Vinicius and finishing across Lunin into the top corner.
In the 111th minute, Madrid’s substitute Dani Ceballos tied the score, but Bellingham was offside in the build-up, thus the goal was disallowed. Riquelme then finished the scoring to seal the win for Atletico.