Antoine Griezmann scored with a well-placed free kick to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 away win over second division Deportivo La Coruña on Tuesday and a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.
Griezmann broke the deadlock in the 61st minute, finding the top right corner with a curling left-foot strike.
«I didn’t know where to hit it, to the side of the goalkeeper or over him, and instead of shooting hard I tried to put it over the wall.» It was the fifth goal in the last six games for the 34-year-old Griezmann.
“Griezmann is a game changer,” said Atletico coach Diego Simeone. “He still has that magical touch: wanting to compete and help the team.”
The result ended a two-match skid for Atletico. Simeone’s side were coming off a 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia and a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad in the Spanish league.
Atletico is in fourth place halfway through the Spanish league season, 11 points behind leader Barcelona.
The match was halted for a few minutes near the 70th minute after Deportivo goalkeeper Germán Parreño suffered a cut on his mouth following a collision with Griezmann. The goalkeeper remained in the match after team doctors stitched his lips on the pitch.
Osasuna and Bilbao win
In a match between first division teams, Real Sociedad eliminated Osasuna 4–3 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw in regular time and extra time.
Osasuna took a two-goal lead – Jon Moncayola scored in the fourth minute and the second goal came with a Mikel Oyarzabal own goal in the 17th – but the hosts rallied when Beñat Turrientes found the net in the 75th and Igor Zubeldia forced extra time with a goal two minutes into stoppage time.
Oyarzabal missed a penalty in extra time.
Athletic Bilbao, who played with 10 men from the 56th minute due to a red card from Aitor Paredes, edged past second division Cultural Leonesa 4-3, with Unai Gómez scoring the winner by converting a penalty late in the first half of extra time.
The teams drew 3-3 under regular rules in a match that had an exciting first half, with each team scoring three times. The host team led three times, but allowed Athletic to equalize each time.
On Wednesday, Real Madrid visits second division club Albacete, while Barcelona visits Racing – also in the second level – on Thursday.
The round of 16 is played in single-elimination games.
Published on January 14, 2026
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