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LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid crashed out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday after suffering a shock second-round 1-0 defeat by third-division Cornella. Cornella sit seventh in their Segunda B division, Spain’s third tier, but deserved a historic win thanks to a volleyed finish by Adrian Jimenez in the seventh minute. Atletico’s task became tougher when 20-year-old Ricard Sanchez was sent off in the 63rd minute, while Saul Niguez hit the crossbar in the first half. Diego Simeone also left out some key players including Luis Suarez, Koke, Marcos Llorente and Yannick Carrasco, with Joao Feli...

Atletico Madrid crashes out of Copa del Rey ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Thu, Jan 7 2021 9:03 IST | ​ 0 Views Atletico Madrid crashes out of Copa del Rey. Image Source: IANS News Madrid, Jan 7 : LaLiga leader Atletico Madrid became the highest profile victim of a giant-killing act when it was knocked out of the Copa del Rey by third-tier side Cornella. A seventh-minute goal from Cornella defender Adrian Jimenez on Wednesday knocked Atletico out of the tournament at an early stage for the second year in succession, reports Xinhua news agency. Atletico coach Diego Simeone fielded a str...

Adrian Jimenez met a free kick on the volley to score the only goal of the game in the seventh minute, while Atletico had right back Ricard Sanchez sent off midway through the second half after earning two bookings in the space of 12 minutes. Atletico boss Diego Simeone rested some players for the second-round tie, played on an artificial pitch, but still fielded a strong side containing record signing Joao Felix plus fellow first-team regulars Renan Lodi, Jose Gimenez, Saul Niguez, Felipe and Angel Correa. But he was forced to take Gimenez off in the 11th minute when the Uruguayan defender p...

Atletico Madrid suffer shock Copa del Rey defeat to third tier Cornella Atletico lost 1-0 to Cornella | Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Atletico Madrid were the victims of a major giant killing on Wednesday evening after crashing out in the second round of the Copa del Rey to third tier side Union Esportiva Cornella. Diego Simeone's side suffered a 1-0 defeat to the Segunda Division B outfit at Camp Municipal de Cornella - Cornella's 1,500 seater stadium. ⏱ 90'+ | #CornellàAtleti 1️⃣-0️⃣ Atletico made eight changes to the side who beat Alaves 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday, with only ...

The long-time coach named a strong side, including record signing Joao Felix, but saw his team remarkably unable to register a single shot on target. Copa failings are a familiar story by now, though, with the Rojiblancos losing to Cultural Leonesa last season. Meanwhile, they have not beaten a fellow LaLiga outfit in the competition since seeing off Elche in January 2017. Simeone recognised Atleti are struggling in one-off knockout matches - also losing in last season's Champions League to RB Leipzig - but added the surprising qualifier that it would be an issue to consider only if he was st...