In a new edition of the Madrid derby, the one who imposed the conditions was the Real Madrid that became strong in the santiago bernabeu beating him 3-1 Alabama Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.
Despite the victory, to give it a special flavor, Merengue began losing the duel after opening the score at the feet of alvaro morata for the Aletti.
Then the local team tied it through Rodrygo, and in extra time they sealed the victory with the sacred cries of Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr.footballer who had to go through a difficult moment in the run-up to the classic.
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With this new victory, the White House left the city rival on the road and advanced to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, which also includes the presence of Barcelona, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao, which yesterday They beat Valencia 3-1 at Mestalla.
It was a vital victory for Real Madrid to continue giving indications that it competes in all its surroundings, becoming strong in the face of adversity and leaving a high-calibre rival on the road.
On the opposite sidewalk, it meant another strong slap for the Aleti de Diego “Cholo” Simeone that fails to straighten the course, being eliminated in the Copa del Rey, out in the first round of the Champions League, looking from afar at Barcelona, leader of La Liga, and fighting side by side with Real Sociedad for the last spot to the maximum competition of clubs in Europe for the second semester.
In addition to all those football inconveniences, it also adds how hot the preview of the Madrid classic was. In front of the Real Madrid Sports City, in Valdebebas, the Ultras Athletic Front, (the so-called “bars” of Atlético Madrid) hang a parade with the following motto: “Madrid hates Real”.
That was not all, under the parade appeared a doll with the Vinicius Jr. shirt, who was the victim of more than one racist act, simulating a hanged person. This violent action of the ultras of Atlético arose from the sale of tickets for fans of the Colchonero for the derby.
Hours after the classic, the rojiblanco team found out that You will only receive 334 tickets for the match with a value of 70 euros each. This left a lot of discomfort among the fans, which grew from the fact that the white institution did not respond to its rival’s request to receive more tickets.
Cholo Simeone was blunt and avoided the conflict between De Paul and Atlético de Madrid
Regarding the doll with the Vinicus shirt, a totally reprehensible fact as indicated by the Atlético de Madrid authorities, they released a statement in the preview of the classic showing the intentions of looking for the culprits and clarifying the situation. “Acts like this are absolutely disgusting and inadmissible and embarrass society. Our condemnation of any act that attacks the dignity of people or institutions are resounding and unmitigated“, assured the club.
“The rivalry between both clubs is maximumbut respect as well. No individual, whatever his intentions or his colors, can stain the coexistence between different hobbies. It is everyone’s responsibility to avoid it,” he added. “We do not know the author or authors of this despicable act, but his anonymity does not avoid his responsibility. We hope that the authorities will be able to clarify what happened and that justice will help banish this kind of behaviors“, remarked Atlético de Madrid.
FM J.L.
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