Having sent the defending champions packing, Atletico Madrid continue their quest for Copa del Rey stardom when quarter-final opponents Sevilla head to the Wanda Metropolitano on Thursday night.
Los Rojiblancos ended Real Madrid's hopes of back-to-back triumphs with a 4-2 beating of Los Blancos in the last 16, while Los Palanganas ran out 3-1 winners over Getafe in the most recent round.
After coming out on the wrong end of the scoreline in an eight-goal Supercopa de Espana extravaganza with Real Madrid, Atletico made the most of their bitter rivals' Saudi Arabian fatigue to complete their revenge mission in the Copa del Rey, where attacking excellence was also the order of the day.
Another 30 minutes were required after the two sides shared four goals between them in normal time, but Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme's efforts after extra time propelled Diego Simeone's crop into their second successive Copa del Rey quarter-final, but the top prize remains elusive.
Since clinching their 10th and most recent Copa crown in 2012-13, Atletico have come up short in four of their last six quarter-final appearances - including against recent victims Real Madrid in 2022-23 - but their success over Los Blancos extended Los Rojiblancos' astounding unbeaten run at home to 25 matches.
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