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Atlético de Madrid Crushes Betis in Seville and Advances to Copa del Rey Semifinals
Seville, Spain – Atlético de Madrid delivered a dominant offensive performance to defeat Real Betis on their home turf, the Estadio de la Cartuja, and secure their place in the Copa del Rey semifinals. The match, overseen by referee César Soto Grado, saw the *Colchoneros* dominate possession with 59% compared to Betis’ 41%.
Atlético opened the scoring early, in the 12th minute, thanks to a goal by D. Hancko assisted by Koke. G. Simeone extended the lead in the 30th minute with a goal assisted by M. Ruggeri, solidifying the *Rojiblancos’* dominance. Before halftime, A. Lookman added another goal in the 37th minute with an assist from P. Barrios, leaving the score at 3 to 0.
Despite Real Betis’ tactical changes at the start of the second half, Atlético maintained their overwhelming pace. A. Griezmann scored in the 62nd minute assisted by A. Lookman, practically sealing the fate of the match. T. Almada rounded off the rout in the 83rd minute.
Real Betis, although attempting to react, were outmatched in all areas. Despite executing 7 shots, only 2 were on target. The home team also suffered two yellow cards, to Natan and D. Llorente, while Atlético remained clean in that regard. With 12 total shots, Atlético demonstrated their offensive effectiveness, sending 6 at the rival’s goal.
Substitutions real betis: at minute 46 C. Avila came in and A. Ortiz went out., at minute 46 M. Bartra came in and Natan went out., at minute 46 N. Deossa came in and A. Fidalgo went out., at minute 73 Antony came in and R. Riquelme went out., at minute 74 P. Fornals came in and S. Altimira went out.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 50 P. Barrios came in and J. M. Gimenez went out., at minute 66 G. Simeone came in and N. Molina went out., at minute 67 A. Baena came in and T. Almada went out., at minute 67 M. Llorente came in and R. Mendoza went out., at minute 79 A. Lookman came in and O. Vargas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Betis
Atletico Madrid
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