Memphis Depay came off the bench to score the winner as Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Spanish Copa del Rey.
Atleti had a perfect chance of taking the first-half lead when Nahuel Molina was fouled by Marcao inside the penalty area, allowing Antoine Griezmann a golden opportunity to open the scoring. However, the Frenchman blazed his effort over Orjan Nyland’s crossbar in a game that had few chances.
The miss saw coach Diego Simeone take the bold decision to taking off Griezmann and strike partner Alvaro Morata, with Angel Correa and Memphis Depay coming on in their place. The change seemed to be a masterstroke from the Argentine as the pair combined for the only goal of the game, which was finished off by the latter.
Sevilla thought they were handed an opportunity to restore parity late on but the decision was overturned by the VAR.
The win means Atleti remains the favourite to win the trophy with the Madrid team now joining Real Sociedad, Mallorca and Athletic Club in the final four of the Copa del Rey.
