Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid meet again a week after their confrontation in the Spanish Super Cup, but this time in the round of 16 match of the Copa del Rey, which will be played this Thursday at the Cívitas Metropolitano Stadium .
In Riyadh, it was the whites who took the victory with a 5-3 result that hurt the colchoneros, who had it in their power to get through the tie, something they are now pursuing in the Copa del Rey as revenge and redemption against the eternal rival of his city.
The whites not only won the semi-final, but ended up winning the first title of the season against Barcelona, by a resounding 4-1, in a match in which Carlo Ancelotti's team was tremendously superior to the Blaugranas.
It will be the eighth time that both teams meet in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. Four went to Atlético and three to Real Madrid. The most recent in 2015, with a 2-0 victory for the red and white team at the Vicente Calderón and 2-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Last season they also met in the Copa del Rey, but in the quarterfinals. The victory, in a single match, went to Real Madrid, who won 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu with goals from Karim Benzema, Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Júnior.
The match between Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid, corresponding to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, will be played this Thursday, January 18, at 9:30 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on Movistar and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.
