Atlético Madrid – Real (2-0): Trapped by Atlético Madrid have … – Eurosport.fr

Second defeat in three days for the Real. This time, teammates Benzema dropped on the lawn of Atlético (2-0) in the eighth-finals of the King’s Cup. Their future in the competition darkens.

         This time, the thesis of the hiccup is gone. Three days after a defeat in Valencia stopping a series of 22 consecutive wins (2-1), Real Madrid fell again Wednesday. Merengue bowed out on the lawn of Atletico Madrid in knockout round of the Copa del Rey (2-0), with goals from Raul Garcia penalty spot (58th) and Jose Maria Gimenez (76th). Carlo Ancelotti’s men, defending champions and are a very bad operation in the context of the return match, scheduled for January 15th at the Santiago Bernabeu. This result is the logical consequence of the failure of inspiration suffered by Real on the golf Vicente Calderon.
       

         Faced with a block perfectly organized, grouped in his last 35 meters and stopping all spaces, while exploiting all the cons of situations perfectly, Merengue suffered to create situations. Deprived of Cristiano Ronaldo left on the bench at kick-off, they were simply not in a big night, like a sad Karim Benzema. It started off well, with Sergio Ramos head out by Jan Oblak (1st) and ten minutes of intense domination in the opposing camp. They set the tone of a one-sided encounter in the field of possession (nearly 80% for the Real).
       

         But ultimately, it is Atlético who has obtained the best opportunities. Especially through Antoine Griezmann, much more to Fernando Torres, warmly applauded every ball hit his first since returning in his first club. The French international has proved threatening on a shot from the edge of the surface (14) and was narrowly overtaken by Raphaël Varane guilty of a gross technical error first (21st). Rebelote after the break. Real has invested half field Colchoneros and stumbled tirelessly on their defense. Only a recovery Gareth Bale on a long ball from Marcelo was a chill in the aisles of Calderon (52).
       

Fernando Torres y el Atlético Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid Copa – AFP

         The meeting was rocked five minutes later when Ramos foolishly belted Raul Garcia on an innocuous long key. Atletico striker took the law itself (1-0, 58th). He then filed a perfect corner on the head of Gimenez to make the break (2-0, 76th). The entrance to Ronaldo late in the game has changed nothing, Real did not have the weapons to shake up the Atlético, the trap still worked perfectly. The White House three days to return the head to the place before receiving Espanyol Saturday (16.00). A match that will be of unexpected importance.
       

         In other matches of the evening, Valencia and Villarreal took an option on the qualification. The VCF has dominated the Espanyol (2-1), thanks to a penalty from Alvaro Negredo very end of the meeting (86th). Villarreal won the narrowest of margins against Real Sociedad (1-0), a film by Denis Cheryshev (72). Finally, Getafe brought a good draw his trip to Almeria (1-1).