Atlético de Madrid knocked out in round of 16 by Real Sociedad

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Already left behind in the league, the team of Antoine Griezmann, absent Wednesday evening, will not go further in the King’s Cup.

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Lately, defeat has stuck with them. A week after being eliminated from the Spanish Super Cup in the semi-finals by Athletic Club, Atlético de Madrid fell in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad (2-0) , Wednesday, January 19.

The Basques scored their first goal before the break on a header from Belgian Adnan Januzaj (33rd), then another just after the locker room, after a recovery from Norwegian Alexander Sorloth, who went all the way (47th). Released through injury in the previous round, world champion Antoine Griezmann was not on the pitch.

The reigning Spanish champion, distanced in La Liga (fourth at sixteen points from the leader, Real Madrid), will now be able to focus on the championship, and on the knockout stages of the Champions League, where the Colchoneros will face Manchester United .

For the rest, in the King’s Cup, Real Madrid travels on Thursday to the lawn of Elche and FC Barcelona at Athletic Club for a remake of the final of the last edition of the King’s Cup (won 4 -0 by Barça).


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