Diego Simeone’s son Giuliano scored twice in the first half to help Atlético Madrid to secure a 5-0 home win against Getafe in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Simeone opened the scoring after eight minutes with a close-range header from just outside the six-yard box off a Javi Galán cross, before bagging his second with a first-time effort nine minutes later.
Jiri Letacek denied Samuel Lino’s attempt from close range with a great save before the half-hour, but the Brazilian made it 3-0 in the 42nd minute after brilliantly cutting inside a defender in the box.
Simeone thought he had scored a hat-trick after the break, but his 49th-minute striker was ruled out for offside before he left the field to a standing ovation.
“I’m very happy tonight, it’s been crazy. I want to thank the team because we’ve made a huge effort,” the Argentina winger told Teledeporte. “I’m happy for the goals, I think about the things I have to improve day by day, I still have many flaws and details that I want to improve to keep growing.”
Ángel Correa then scored with a superb low shot from distance in the 78th minute, before setting up Alexander Sørloth, who also came on in the second half, to seal the rout four minutes from time.
Having secured a spot in the semi-finals for the second consecutive season, Atlético will turn their attention to La Liga where they face they leaders Real Madrid in the derby on Saturday.
Real Madrid will be without Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham for their Copa del Rey quarter-final at Leganés on Wednesday. The duo join Eduardo Camavinga, David Alaba and Antonio Rüdiger on the sidelines as well as other long-term defensive absentees Éder Militão and Dani Carvajal.
“Bellingham had a bruise from a knock and will not be available. Vínicius Júnior has been given an extra day to recover, but will be available for tomorrow,” Carlo Ancelotti said. “Mbappé trained today. He has a bruise on his calf. He trained normally today, but he won’t be available for the game tomorrow.”
Paris Saint-Germain reached the French Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, with Désiré Doué and Bradley Barcola scoring in each half to secure a 2-0 win at third-tier Le Mans.
The hosts’ attempts to hold off PSG were undone by a defensive mistake in the 25th minute, when Alexandre Lauray’s pass was blocked by Gonçalo Ramos on the edge of the box. The ball reached Doué, who finished it into the bottom left corner.
Barcola, on as a subsitute, doubled the lead in the 71st minute as he got hold of a lofted ball from Nuno Mendes, sprinted into the box and finished at the near post.
Stuttgart battled past Augsburg 1-0 in the German Cup thanks to Deniz Undav’s first-half goal to book their spot in the semi-finals.
Stuttgart needed time to get a foothold in the contest but they went in front when the Germany forward Undav completed a quick break after capitalising on a miskick from Frank Onyeka. Chris Führich came close to adding a second goal for the hosts but his shot rattled the post a minute before the break. Stuttgart eased off in the second half, allowing Augsburg to carve out a few good chances.
Bayer Leverkusen, the cup holders, host the second-tier club Cologne in their quarter-final on Wednesday.
The Bologna substitute Santiago Castro scored two minutes after coming on to secure a late 1-0 win at Atalanta and send his team into the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.
Charalampos Lykogiannis delivered a perfect free-kick into the box for the Argentinian striker, who fired home with his first touch of the match in the 80th minute. Lukasz Skorupski had prevented Atalanta from taking the lead early in the second half, diving to the left to keep out Raoul Bellanova’s first-time effort.
Milan will host Roma in the second quarter-final on Wednesday.
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