Atletico Madrid have ensured that they reached the quarter finals of the Copa de Rey irrespective of the other team’s performance After the great performance and a two goals from the striker Alexander Sorloth, SV Atletico Madrid crushed the second division team Elche 4- nil on Wednesday. What can be said about Diego Simeone’s team that they were completely clinical , and the Norwegian was as deadly as ever in front of the goal.

Atlético to set a new record of having registered a run of 15 wins in a row in all competitions, thus improving the record set by Simeone back in 2012 when the great had registered 13 wins on the trot. Expectedly, the Rojiblancos stood their ground especially since an Argentine manager opted to tinker with his squad and even gave some of his key players a break. Atlético was a much deeper and passionate side and Elche came into the match winning six of their last seven prior to the match and had not lost since November 5.

Atletico Madrid demonstrated their dominance by easily controlling the game, even though they benched players like Jan Oblak, Rodrigo de Paul, Julián Álvarez, and Antoine Griezmann. They displayed their signature attacking accuracy and defensive sturdiness, which have helped them climb above Real Madrid and Barcelona to the top of the La Liga table.

Alexander Sorloth did not leave an opportunity for a long acclimatization period in the world of football. Finally in the eighth minute, when Elche kept on sagging at the back, failing one time, another time and yet another time to clear Marcoss Llorente’s probing cross, he seized the ball. Atlético did not seem under pressure during the evening after the Norwegian attacker tapped into an empty net.

Holding his nerve to score a penalty after winger, Samuel Lino was fouled by defender Bambo Diaby in the box, Sorloth made it 2-0 for Atletico Madrid in the 29th minute. Atlético’s first half dominance was underlined by the Norwegian’s coolness when converting the penalty.

In the second half of the teams season Elche hit more trouble than before. In the 50th minute, Nico Mercau, who had received at least one yellow card, was given the red card for a professional foul on Rodrigo Riquelme that halted Atlético’s breakthrough. The Eche were reduced to ten men and it seemed be impossible to hinder their visitors’ continuous attacks.

Once he came off the bench he electrified the home team fans with a vicious three pointer in the 61st minute. Another substitute, Julián Álvarez sealed the emphatic 4-0 victory at the second half fourteen minutes later. Lacking the punch from Rodrigo de Paul’s cross, goalie Miguel San Roman flailed the ball straight at his feet and, given the commotion in the box, the youthful striker nonchalantly placed it into an empty net.

"I am cautious about saving players' energy. We had to win to go through and I trusted players who I thought could give us the chance to continue in the same vein as the team," Simeone said.

"I told them before the game that they've been working very well and that's why we understood that the team that started gave us the option of going through. We played with humility against a team that plays well in the second division.

"I felt good energy within the team. Luckily those players were able to show work, effort, humility, perseverance, accepting the place they have within the team. That will make us compete better and it will make it difficult for me to choose moving forward."

Barcelona won 5-1 to Real Betis in the day’s earlier kick off to book a place in the Copa del Rey quarterfinal stage, and Atletico Madrid too. Despite having only nine players at the end Gatafe beat fourth placed Pontevedra 1-0 and Leganes defied the odds to beat second division leaders Almeria 3-2.

A complete list of La Liga teams will be involved in the quarter final after Valencia dispatched third division UOurense 2-0 on Tuesday. The two remaining round-of-16 match-ups on Thursday are Athletic Bilbao against Osasuna and Real Sociedad against Rayo Vallecano. Since competition is restricted to the elite clubs in the country, such games promise to be entertaining.

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