A match in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final was played out between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. This match is played away from home. Simeone lined up in a 532 formation. Angel Correa and Alvaro Morata are paired up in front of the two. Marcos Llorente, Cork and De Paul make up the midfield three. The back five of Lino, Hermoso, Witsel, Savic and Molina started the game. Oblak was the starting goalkeeper. Depay, Saul, Riquelme and Reinildo were among those on the bench. Antoine Griezmann is out injured, which is a huge loss for Atletico.
Shortly after the start of the game, Lino threatened, but his volley was too wide and the goalkeeper easily confiscated the ball. Four minutes later, Hermoso's header was also not too powerful, it was too positive, and there was no power to take the ball down, and the goalkeeper took the ball again. In the 13th minute, Atletico conceded the goal! Nico Williams crosses from the left, and Iñaki Williams, who is released at the back post, volleys directly into the net! This shot is very domineering! Atletico are behind!
In the 17th minute, Marcos Llorente had a good chance in the box and his volley went high. In the 26th minute, Nico Williams tried to shoot into the far corner, but the kick was deflected. In the 42nd minute, Atletico conceded again. Iñaki Williams dribbled away from the defender on the right side of the penalty area, crossed from the bottom, Nico Williams outflanked the shot in front of the goal, and the ball went in! Atletico are in a desperate situation. At half-time, Atletico were 2-0 down.
In the second half, it was easy to play again. In the 49th minute, Nico Williams kicked and shot from the left side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper confiscated the ball. Sanchet then flanked and pushed in the box, which turned out to be too high and wasted a brilliant pass from Nico Williams. In the 53rd minute, Simeone made a substitution, with Reinildo, Depay and Pablo Barrios all coming on as substitutes. However, such substitutions did not help. In the 61st minute, Atletico conceded again. Sanchet's shot was saved and Guruzeta scored from the spot. Atletico were three goals behind and Simeone couldn't believe it. In the 83rd minute, Riquelme's push was saved by the goalkeeper. In the end, Atletico Madrid suffered a 3-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao.
Atletico Madrid lost 0-1 in the first leg of the meeting with Athletic Bilbao, and this time it was a 0-3 defeat, and the aggregate score was 0-4 and was eliminated, which is too miserable! So far, the three giants of La Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have all been out of the Copa del Rey. Real Madrid fell in the 1 8 finals, Barcelona fell in the 1 4 finals, and Atletico Madrid fell in the 1 2 finals. The final matchup has been decided, Athletic Bilbao will face Mallorca for the title, who will have the last laugh?