0-1. A Griezmann masterclass puts Atletico in the quarter-finals<\/h2>\n\n\nA great goal by Frenchman Antoine Griezmann in the 61st minute gave Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid qualification for the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey after defeating, without brilliance, Deportivo, who dreamed of extra time with a header by Italian Samuele Mulattieri in the 79th minute.\n\nDespite facing a lower-ranked opponent, Atl\u00e9tico struggled to dominate the game. The match at Riazor highlighted the red-and-white team’s problems away from the Metropolitano. Simeone’s team lacked creativity in the attacking line. With Baena out of form, the decision to play Marcos Alonso and Johnny Cardoso in midfield proved disastrous.\n\nAtl\u00e9tico missed the best version of Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez. Five months before the start of the World Cup, the Argentine is still unable to find his goalscoring form and that is a problem for his team. He only appeared at the start of the match with a header and in the last gasp of the first act with a chipped shot that Parre\u00f1o saved.\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\nEl D\u00e9por, spurred on by its fans, did not back down at any moment. Despite Antonio Hidalgo leaving his most destabilizing footballer, winger Yeremay Hern\u00e1ndez, on the bench, the Coru\u00f1\u00e9s team took advantage of Atl\u00e9tico’s visit to offer a display of their potential. They knew how to suffer when the opponent pressed, but also showed ambition to launch themselves into the attack, especially when Mario Soriano entered the scene. The former rojiblanco footballer is the deportivista compass.\n\nThe match was born with a frenetic pace. Italian full-back Matteo Ruggeri was the first to threaten with a shot that hit the post. D\u00e9por overcame that initial scare with work and a very centered header from the Dutchman Zakaria Eddahchouri, before, at the edge of halftime, Atl\u00e9tico came close to 0-1 with Juli\u00e1n’s chip and a powerful shot from Griezmann that Parre\u00f1o and the crossbar saved.\n\nD\u00e9por came out with an extra gear in the second half and soon scared Atl\u00e9tico with another shot from Zakaria that, after bouncing off Hancko, forced Musso to shine. Simeone did not seem happy with the performance of his players and made a triple substitution. Almada, Barrios and Sorloth replaced Molina, Baena and Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez.\n\nHidalgo also refreshed his eleven with Luismi Cruz and the Italian Mulattieri. Riazor dreamed of reliving a night like those of the ‘SuperDepor’. But a foul by the Belgian Noubi on Johnny Cardoso on the edge of the area spoiled the white and blue party. The Frenchman Griezmann, as he had done in Atl\u00e9tico’s last visit to the Coru\u00f1a stadium in 2017, showed his quality with a subtle touch. The ball ended up in the squad in the face of a helpless Parre\u00f1o.\n\n\n![\"El](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/osasuna.webp?resize=900%2C600&ssl=1\" "\\"\\"")
3-4 Athletic knows how to suffer to knock out Cultural<\/h2>\n\n\nAthletic had to know how to suffer and overcome Paredes’ early expulsion to bring out the best in their individualities, especially Nico Williams, who was the protagonist of two penalties against the international player that ended up being worth the prize of a classification in extra time against a Cultural team that looked the Bilbao side in the eye throughout the match, who continue to be their executioners in all cup matches.\n\nThe Athletic Club has managed to reach the quarter-finals for the sixth time since the change of format to a single-match format up to the semi-finals implemented seven seasons ago.\n\nSince the 2019-20 season, the Bilbao team has overcome 24 of the 25 knockout rounds it has played in a single match. Eight of those ties were against First Division rivals, four from Second, another four with third-tier teams, seven from fourth, and one from sixth.\n\nThe only tie that the red-and-white team couldn’t overcome was the round of 16 of the previous campaign when Osasuna won 2-3 at San Mam\u00e9s and left the red-and-white team out of the eight best teams in the tournament for the first and only time in these last seven seasons.\n\n\n
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2-2. Penalties give Real the pass against Osasuna<\/h2>\n\n\nOsasuna maintains its bad streak in the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad and, after taking a two-goal lead, succumbed with goals from Be\u00f1at Turrientes and Igor Zubeldia that forced extra time without changes and a penalty shootout that the Guipuzcoans took (2-2\/4-3).\n\nThe marker had already moved three minutes into the game when a poorly cleared cross by the Real Sociedad defense was taken advantage of by Moncayola to beat Unai Marrero with a fantastic shot. Marrero was the substitute in the Copa del Rey for the starter \u00c1lex Remiro, who could do little against the placement and speed of the shot by the Navarrese midfielder.\n\nLa Real fell apart with the early adverse goal and was besieged by a Pamplona team that had the second goal again at Moncayola’s feet moments later, although here Marrero was very fine in his clearance to alleviate damage.\n\nThings would get even more expensive for an Osasuna with a lot of energy after the rotations in their starting eleven and who found an unexpected prize in a corner kick that, in his attempt to clear, Mikel Oyarzabal turned into an own goal for his misfortune.\n\nEpic comeback or elimination from a Cup they won in 2020 were the options for the home team, and they strived for it in a second half in which the Navarrese dedicated themselves to containing and defending the lead, which diminished 20 minutes from the end with the great goal from outside the area by Be\u00f1at Turrientes.\n\nThe people of San Sebasti\u00e1n, without any inhibitions, went all in during the final moments and in stoppage time Zubeldia’s goal arrived to equalize the score and take the tie to extra time.\n\nThe extension was generous with an Osasuna that was saved by the penalty missed by Oyarzabal and two other great interventions by Aitor Fern\u00e1ndez to avoid the third and risk it all in the lottery of penalties.\n\nThere was a Real that was more accurate, converting four of the five shots, only Zakharyan missed, while Osasuna missed those of Moncayola and Catena to succumb in a heroic match by both teams\n\n\n
Results of the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey<\/h2>\n\n\nTuesday, January 13:\nDeportivo (2nd), 0 \u2013 ATL\u00c9TICO DE MADRID, 1\nCultural Leonesa (2nd), 3 \u2013 ATHLETIC CLUB, 4 (extra time)\nREAL SOCIEDAD, 2 \u2013 Osasuna, 2 (4-3 penalties)\n\nWednesday, January 14:
21:00. Albacete (2nd) \u2013 Real Madrid
21:00. Real Betis \u2013 Elche
21:00. Alav\u00e9s \u2013 Rayo Vallecano\n\nThursday, January 15:
21:00. Racing Santander (2nd) \u2013 Barcelona
21:00. Burgos (2nd) \u2013 Valencia
(CET time. -1 GMT).\n\n\nThis Wednesday’s Matches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n