JAKARTA - Real Madrid made sure to qualify for the semifinals of the Copa del Rey after beating their city rival, Atletico Madrid, Friday, January 27 morning WIB. They won with a score of 3-1 after going through extra time.
Madrid were forced to play extra time after drawing 1-1 in normal time. Having fallen behind because he was beaten by Alvaro Morata in the 19th minute, Los Blancos got up and equalized in the 79th minute through Rodrygo.
Madrid scored twice after Atletico played with 10 people from the 99th minute. It started with Karim Benzema's goal in the 104th minute, then closed Vinicius Junior's goal in the 120+1 minute.
"It was a very difficult and complicated match. But with our talented players, we knew we could get up," Benzema said, after the game.
"Maybe we should hit the goal sooner, because we don't want to suffer," he continued.
Apart from Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao also qualified for the last four. They won the semifinal ticket after beating the hosts Valencia 1-3.
Iker Muniain put Bilbao ahead in the 35th minute, but Valencia equalized through an Oscar de Marcos own goal in the 43rd minute.
Two minutes later Nico Williams restored Bilbao's lead which closed the first half with a score of 2-1. Mikel Vesga confirmed Bilbao's win with a goal from the spot in the 74th minute.
With this, the team will compete in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey 2022/2023. Previously, Barcelona and Osasuna had already qualified.
Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 1-0, while Osasuna won 2-1 over Sevilla over extra time.
List of teams qualifying for the 2022/2023 Copa del Rey semifinals:
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