In the duel between city rivals, Atlético Madrid won the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid late on Thursday evening (January 18, 2024). FC Barcelona is also in the quarter-finals.
In an exciting and emotional match, Atlético ultimately retained the upper hand 4-2 after extra time. Samuel Lino had given Atlético the lead in the 39th minute, and in stoppage time in the first half, keeper Jan Oblak scored an own goal to make it 1-1
Joselu equalized the 2-1 lead by Alvaro Morata (57th) in the 82nd minute and forced extra time. Then Antoine Griezmann (100th) and Rodrigo Riquelme (119th) scored and Real were eliminated.
Barcelona shoots duel in Salamanca
FC Barcelona had a lot of trouble for a half against the lower-class FC Unionistas from Salamanca. Ferran Torres equalized the lead of the blatant outsider through Alvaro Gomez (31st) in the 45th minute. It was only in the last 20 minutes that Jules Koundé and Alejandro Balde made it 3-1 for the Catalans.
