At 04:30 Beijing time on January 7, the 1/16 final of the Copa del Rey, Cunha, Lodi, Suarez, Griezmann and Felix scored one goal each, and Atletico beat the third-level team Magada Honda 5-0 away, becoming the last team to advance to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
Compared to Real Madrid's 3-1 narrow victory over Alcoano and Barca's 2-1 win over Linaras, La Liga champions Atletico Madrid won 5-0 very easily. Atletico even played a long-lost Barça-style passing match, which made the fans really enjoy watching.
In recent years, Simeone's transformation on the offensive end of Atletico has been criticized, and fans even use the term "constipation" to describe it. It was a rare 5-0 win, and they easily passed the hurdles to become the last team to advance to the round of 16 in the Copa del Rey this season.
In the 16 Copa del Rey quarter-finals, a total of 3 were produced. The first was a 2-1 home win over La Liga side Celta by Tier 3 side Balearic, and the other two were La Liga side Girona and Atlético Gijón eliminating La Liga side Osasuna and Villarreal.
Including the last team to qualify, Atletico, there are 13 La Liga teams in the Copa del Rey round of 16. Celta, Osasuna and Villarreal were eliminated in this round, while the other two La Liga teams, Levante and Getafe, were already out of the round in the last round. The Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey is only left with the three big packages of Balearic, Girona and Atlético Gijón, and the third-level team Balearic is undoubtedly the biggest package.