Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme’s extra-time strikes earned Atletico Madrid a 4-2 win over rivals Real Madrid and passage to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday. Earlier Barcelona secured an unconvincing 3-1 win at third-tier Unionistas de Salamanca to scrape via their final 16 tie. Atletico edged an entertaining battle on the Rojiblancos’ Metropolitano stadium, the second of three Madrid derbies in beneath a month, to inflict Los Blancos’ second defeat of the season in all competitions.

Madrid twice pegged again Atletico to take the sport to extra-time, with Jan Oblak‘s personal aim cancelling out Samuel Lino‘s opener, and Joselu netting late on after Morata had put the hosts in entrance once more.

In extra-time Griezmann broke down the best and completed with aplomb and Riquelme struck on the demise to settle the sport and avenge Atletico’s 5-3 defeat by Madrid within the Spanish Super Cup semi-final final week.

Defeat snapped Madrid’s 21-match unbeaten run.

“I don’t think (Atletico have the measure of us), because we beat them a few days ago,” Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti instructed reporters.

“We played a complete game, even, hard-fought, against a strong rival.”

Once once more, the match flowed end-to-end. Jude Bellingham hit the crossbar for Madrid earlier than Atletico took the lead when Lino completed from shut vary.

However the Spanish Super Cup winners levelled earlier than the break when Luka Modric‘s crossed free-kick drew Oblak out of his aim.

The Slovenian, leaping to achieve the ball however unable to seize it, ended up getting the ultimate contact because it span into his personal internet.

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior celebrated the equaliser extra fiercely than anybody, with no love misplaced between the Brazilian and Atletico’s supporters.

The house followers had been jubilant early within the second half when Morata despatched Atletico again forward, after Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin failed to collect the ball, and it fell invitingly into the striker’s path.

Real Madrid hit the woodwork a second time via Rodrygo earlier than Joselu equalised with 10 minutes to go.

After Vinicius slipped in Bellingham, the England worldwide cleverly sliced the ball throughout for the goal man to nod house and ship the match to extra-time.

Griezmann minimize via a tense first extra interval with an excellent solo run down the best wing, escaping Vinicius and ending lethally throughout Lunin into the highest nook to ship Atletico forward.

Substitute Dani Ceballos levelled for Madrid within the 111th minute however the aim was dominated out for offside, with Riquelme tucking house to settle the match.

“We had the patience to wait for our moment, Griezmann scored maybe his best goal and (Riquelme) finished well on the counter,” stated Atletico coach Diego Simeone.

Victory meant so much to Atletico, off the tempo in La Liga and harm by the prior Madrid defeat, they usually celebrated wildly with their supporters.

“The games lately have been really nice for fans, at high speed, decided in extra-time and today it was our turn to win it,” Atletico skipper Koke instructed TVE.

– ‘Sometimes I despair’ –

After Alvaro Gomez brilliantly volleyed Unionistas in entrance, Spanish champions Barcelona clawed their method again to triumph with targets from Ferran Torres, Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde.

After their thrashing by Madrid within the Super Cup last, the naked minimal they wanted was to progress as doubts swirl across the membership and coach Xavi Hernandez.

“We played well in parts, but in others we have to play better, sometimes I despair because we don’t know what we need to,” Xavi instructed reporters.

“When I say we’re in construction, it’s that, that we have to do what we need every single time.”

The hosts, at their packed 6,000 capability Reina Sofia stadium, had been fired up and dreaming of an upset after already knocking out Villarreal.

Unionistas struck first to shock Barcelona with the unmarked Gomez volleying house fantastically after 31 minutes.

Barca equalised earlier than the break when Torres broke free on the counter, working via one-on-one from the midway line, and saved his cool to complete properly.

Xavi minimize a annoyed determine till Kounde put Barcelona forward with a bolt from the blue within the 69th minute, after being given an excessive amount of time 25 yards out.

Balde made amends for his poor marking for the Unionistas aim by netting Barcelona’s third, an excellent solo strike.

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