Atletico crash out of Copa del Rey but Real, Sevilla sneak through (Guardian)

Atletico Madrid's French forward Antoine Griezmann (R) celebrates with Atletico Madrid's Spanish midfielder Koke after scoring a goal during the Spanish League football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Levante UD at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on January 13, 2019. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP)

Antoine Griezmann scored one and set up another but could not prevent Atletico Madrid tumbling out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday as Girona progressed on away goals after a thrilling 3-3 draw.

Real Madrid and Sevilla each avoided upsets, their first-leg victories proving enough despite losses to Leganes and Athletic Bilbao respectively.

Defeat for Real, however, means they have now won only two of their five matches this year while Santiago Solari’s frosty relationship with Isco shows no signs of improvement. Isco started, but struggled, and was replaced in the 68th minute.

For Atletico, Griezmann came off the bench in the second half and turned the tie in their favour, teeing up Angel Correa and then scoring himself to give his team a 3-2 lead at a rocking Wanda Metropolitano. Read more

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