Atlético de Madrid cannot find the ground for its crisis and conceded its fifth defeat in the last eight games, an adverse result that drops it from the Copa del Rey and gives access to the quarterfinals to a very brilliant Real Sociedad this month January, which he won with goals from Adnan Januzaj and Alexander Sorloth.
The Atléticos, with the defense caught with tweezers because there were hardly any players left for Simeone, suffered their own against a Real team that squeezed from the start spurred on by a more motivated crowd than usual and who wanted to enjoy a party that they could not celebrate later in honor his patron for the restrictions of the pandemic.
The first warning was a header from Elustondo, with few options to beat Oblak but totally alone in his shot, evidence that the colchoneros could do better and before the 10th minute Januzaj had the goal in a shot that skimmed the post of the Madrid’s goal.
Atlético, locked up in their field without approaching Remiro in danger in the first quarter of an hour, found their moment in a great individual action by Carrasco with a shot at the post, a near goal that led to distrust in the Gipuzkoans and that equalized the clash for a short period. That’s where Januzaj appeared, who is still reluctant to renew in a year in which his contract is ending, and he did it in a big way with a stellar header from Zaldua with which he put his team ahead and the rojiblancos’ nerves.
Things definitely went awry for the Atléticos around the locker room: A large-caliber error by Felipe left Sorloth alone against Oblak and, with a definition that revalued him, the lanky striker from Real beat the Slovenian goalkeeper with quality to leave The meeting was already very favorable to the Basques.
The Metropolitano team stopped believing and was left at the mercy of a Real team that enjoyed the stands as it had not been seen in the Reale Arena for a long time, to search hard for a third goal to finish off their night that did not come despite the rival downturn . The victory of Real and its passage to the quarterfinals would not be compromised at any time by a disoriented Atlético that was closer to conceding the third than to close the gap in the display of resources by Januzaj and Sorloth, a worthy substitute for the injured Alex Isak in this game.
