Atletico overcomes Real Madrid 4-2 in extra time to reach Copa quarterfinals a week after Super Cup setback

[{"selector":"#anim-a4ce19ec-f56c-4220-9b81-5d02dd564abe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-98ecff10-2066-494c-9cf8-cf3a27008af6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.3077%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] MADRID (AP)— Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 4-2 in extra time Thursday to advance to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.

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[{"selector":"#anim-88a3b284-ac18-4454-a9e7-82364f806017","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-adb349ac-4581-40fa-970a-6b4fcba61437","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.3077%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Napoli head coach Walter Mazzarri screams at his players during the Italian Super Cup Semi-final soccer match between Fiorentina and Napoli at Al Awwal Park Stadium in Riyad h, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.

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