VIDEO: Real Madrid with a turnaround to the semi-finals in the Royal Cup

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The footballers of Real they won the Madrid derby, after extra time they celebrated against Atletico with 3:1 and advanced to the semi-finals The Royal Cup.

The hero of this meeting, as many times before, was the French attacker, Karim Benzema, who contributed to an important victory for his team with a goal at the end of the first overtime.

From the start of the match, Atlético was the better opponent. The "Quilts" threatened on several occasions and gained an advantage through Alvaro Morata at 19 minutes. After the leading goal, the guests turned to keeping their own goal. On the other hand, Real played patiently, created chances and waited for an equaliser. Rodrigo in the 78th minute, after an assist from Luka Modrić, he scored a goal for 1:1.

After there was no winner after 90 minutes, extra time followed in which Real did better and scored another goal through Benzema. At the end of the extra time, Atlético seemed quite exhausted, so after the interruption of the attack, a counterattack followed in the 120th minute, after which Vinicius Junior scored the final 3:1. After this victory, Real secured a place in the semi-finals, where it will also be Athletic Bilbao who celebrated with 3:1 against Valencia.

Semi-finalists in this competition are Barcelona and Osasuna, and according to announcements, the draw for the next stage will be held on January 30.

PHOTO: A disturbing prelude to the derby – a hanging doll representing Vinicius Junior

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