Diego Simeone’s men held a two goal lead from the first-leg and progressed despite a double from Marko Livaja and a late Mateo Garcia strike. Atletico Madrid edged through to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey with a 4-3 aggregate victory after two late goals gave Las Palmas a 3-2 second-leg win in the round of 16 on Tuesday.
Second-half strikes from Antoine Griezmann and Angel Correa looked set to extend Atletico’s superb form despite Marko Livaja’s leveller for Las Palmas, but Diego Simeone’s men allowed their concentration to slip in the final minutes at Estadio Vincente Calderon.
Livaja made it 2-2 with a simple finish in the 89th minute and Mateo Garcia scored in injury time to give Quique Setien’s side their first away win since August, but it was too late for the visitors after a game in which a below-par Atleti did just enough to win the tie.
The hosts were in cruise control as the game seemed to be petering out, before Las Palmas’ late strikes, and Simeone will hope for a better performance from his side on Saturday when Real Betis visit in La Liga.
For Setien, an exit from the Copa del Rey will see the focus fall solely on Las Palmas’ quest to finish in the top six of La Liga for the first time since 1979.
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