The Atlético de Madrid He quickly reached the knockout stages of the Copa del Rey, defeating Rayo Majadahonda in the Metropolitano. Already warned Simeone, with his words and with his actions in training, that he was seriously going for this tournament, after three consecutive setbacks against Girona, Cultural and Cornellà. And because with LaLiga as a chimera at this point, the Cup happens to have another role.
Rayo Majadahonda – Atlético, in pictures
Cholo confirmed his intentions with eleven. Suarez, Gimenez, From Paul, Carrasco, Llorente (on the side, message for those above so that a signing arrives) headlines. It was until cloud, Against all odds. And the players got the idea from their coach. That is why they went out onto the field as if it were a final. Intense, pressing in the opposite field, looking for the rival goal … We said in the previous one that the attitude was going to be fundamental. And it was.
Because with the same, or higher than Rayo Majadahonda, Atlético faced the crash. Quality did the rest. At the minute of play the rojiblancos had already had the first chance, from set pieces, with a header from Kondogbia and a rejection of Suárez that touched the goal. It was the only intervention of Giralt, who was injured right after. The Uruguayan had another. And the colchoneros had a goal disallowed for offside.
It was a matter of time before the first arrived. And on 17 ‘, it happened. With another offside, very clear, of three meters, after Suárez’s rejection that left only Cunha before the goalkeeper. The Brazilian did not forgive. And neither did his compatriot Lodi a little later, in the 26th minute, when after a good pass from Lemar defined perfectly against the rival goal. The lateral grows.
Atlético was the boss. He dominated at will, before a Lightning that tried but was subjected to the personality of those of Simeone, that they were not for the task of granting anything. Oblak was a luxurious spectator, and Suarez He fought like a boy to break his drought. The oldest since he was rojiblanco. And in 41 ‘he did. An arrival from the side Llorente, with a pass behind the Madrilenian, was sent to the net by the Uruguayan, with the right. A weight was lifted off his shoulders. Or two.
Cholo moved token, putting Koke, Vrsaljko and Correa on the break. Atlético’s intention was the same. Little demanded by Rayo Majadahonda, also due to the seriousness of the visitors, it remained the same. Looking for the opposite goal. Griezmann joined the party behind a double wall with Correa defining perfectly against Alvaro. But the smile did not last long for the Frenchman. Muscle injury. He was sunk to the locker room.
The bad feeling that the Metropolitan invaded relieved her in part Joao Felix, that after a deep pass from Lodi did not forgive in the hand to hand. Much good news. Yes, against a team two categories lower. But attitude says it all. This Atleti wants the Cup.
RAYO MAJADAHONDA
05
AT. MADRID
Giralt (Álvaro Fernández 5 ‘); Borja, Álvaro, Bernal, Married, Osei; Raúl Sánchez, Mario, Tassembedo; Susaeta (Mawi 60 ‘) and Rubén Sánchez (Héctor 60’).
Oblak; Llorente (Vrsaljko 46 ‘), Felipe, Giménez (Koke 46’), Renan Lodi; Kondogbia, De Paul, Lemar (Griezmann 57 ‘), Carrasco; Suárez (Joao Félix 57 ‘) and Cunha (Correa 46’).
Goals: 0-1, min. 17, Wedge.
0-2, min. 26, Lodi.
0-3, min. 41, Suárez.
0-4, min. 67, Griezmann.
0-5, min. 79. Joao Félix.
Referee: Jaime Latre (C. Aragonés). He admonished Raúl Sanchez.
Country: Wanda Metropolitano. 17,769 spectators.
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