Soccer-Atletico earn gutsy 4-2 win against Real to book cup quarter-final berth

Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Round of 16 - Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - January 19, 2024 Atletico Madrid players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) -Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme scored in extra time to give Atletico Madrid a 4-2 derby victory over last year's champions Real Madrid that earned Diego Simeone's side a Copa del Rey quarter-final place on Thursday.

A week after the rivals clashed in a 5-3 Real win in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals in Saudi Arabia, they met again in a peppery affair at a packed Metropolitano that was also decided with two extra-time goals, but now in Atletico's favour.