‘Cholo’ Simeone responds after crossing with Vinícius Jr in Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid

Atlético de Madrid qualified for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey by beating Real Madrid 4-2 in extra time on Thursday, January 28, taking revenge for the defeat suffered in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup.

A goal from Samuel Lino put Atlético ahead (39), but Jan Oblak scored into his own goal (45+1) making it 1-1, before Álvaro Morata made it 2-1 (57) and Joselu made it 2- 2 (82) that sent the game to overtime. There Antoine Griezmann (100) and Rodrigo Riquelme (119) gave their team the pass.

During the match, Diego Simeone and Vinícius Jr had a strong exchange of words, so much so that the referee admonished the Argentine technical director, who declared and said the following after the match: “Nothing to comment on, these are football things that can happen on the field.”

“I always say that in football there are no deserves or revenge, it is a new game and a way of playing it. The three games were very similar. with us trying to play in a certain way and them, who are the best team in the world because they dominate all the records and that is why they win. It’s not luck, they are very good, but we also compete well and that’s why we win.”he added.

Atlético will seek passage to the next phase of the KO tournament after beating Real Madrid 4-2 in extra time on Thursday in an intense match. The red and whites will face Sevilla, who beat Getafe 3-1 on Tuesday with a double from Isaac Romero.