Atletico Madrid whipped third-level Rayo Majadahonda 5-0 away in the Copa del Rey to arrive at the keep going 16 on Thursday.
A year after Atleti experienced an embarrassing 1-0 misfortune to Unio Esportiva Cornella in the last-32, supervisor Diego Simeone played an original capacity side against their neighbors, guaranteeing there was no possibility of any shocks this time.
Matheus Cunha, Renan Lodi and Luis Suarez gave Atletico an agreeable lead in the primary half. Antoine Griezmann, who fell off harmed, and Joao Felix wrapped up the success after the break.”Of course, the Cup is fundamentally important for us,” Brazilian striker Matheus Cunha told correspondents. “You need to win paying little mind to what your identity is. The main thing is to win and progress.
“It was a strong presentation by Atletico the day after holders Barcelona and Real Madrid experienced difficulty beating lower-level sides.On Wednesday Barca retaliated to get a 2-1 win at third-level Linares Deportivo, while Real acquired vengeance for rout by Alcoyano last year as they won 3-1 with two late objectives.
They joined Sevilla, Cadiz, Elche, Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano, Mallorca and third-level Atletico Baleares, who wiped out LaLiga side Celta Vigo with a 2-1 win on Wednesday, in the following round.
Two other top level sides were wiped out in Thursday by lower division groups. Unai Emery’s Villarreal lost 2-1 at Sporting Gijon and Osasuna went down 1-0 at Girona, with both second-level clubs additionally progressing into the last-16.
The draw for the following round will occur at the Spanish Football Federation on Friday. Lower-level groups will be attracted first to have LaLiga sides after which it will be an open draw.Jose Mourinho was left gesturing in obvious dissatisfaction after two deplorable mistakes from his Roma players gave AC Milan a 3-1 win in Serie An on Thursday.
In the first place, striker Tammy Abraham stood out his arm to hinder a shot that brought about a punishment for Milan, then, at that point, protector Roger Ibanez made a deviant back pass that was blocked by Olivier Giroud, which prompted the Rossoneri’s second objective only 17 minutes in.
Giroud changed over the punishment and Junior Messias scored Milan’s second on a bounce back after Giroud’s work hit the post.
