🎥 Copa del Rey drama: Real and Atletico struggle vs minnows 🥵 | OneFootball

The Copa del Rey continues to deliver a spectacle, highlighting the difference between the Spanish format and the Italian one.

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After the latest round of the Coppa Italia, much was said about Inter’s match, as they didn’t have to travel to Penzo to secure their place in the next round against Venezia, but instead hosted the lagoon side at San Siro. 

The result? An easy 5-1 win, with the arancioneroverdi never really in the game. Who knows how it would have gone if the Nerazzurri had played away...

😥 Real, what a struggle against Talavera

Just ask Real Madrid, who last night had to give everything they had to get the better of Talavera, a Serie C club.

In the end, Xabi Alonso’s men got the win, but it was tough! On the small pitch of Talavera de la Reina, the Blancos experienced a night full of emotions. A brace from Mbappé and an own goal sealed the 3-2 final score. On one of the last playable balls, however, Lunin had to perform a real miracle!

🥵 Atlético go through with Griezmann and Raspadori

A similar story for the Colchoneros, who had to fly all the way to Mallorca for their cup match, home of Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares (from Spain’s fourth division, no less).

Same result as Real—3 to 2—but here Musso also had to save a penalty for the home side, showing just how much Simeone’s team had to sweat it out. In the end, it was the champions who made the difference: two goals from the eternal Griezmann, and a header from Raspadori.

Two great matches that bring prestige to a competition that allows small clubs to host the superstars of Spain’s biggest teams on their own turf. The Italian league should take note.

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