La Liga champions Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey after a 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad in the last-16 on Wednesday.
Sociedad took the lead in the 33rd minute from a superb header by Adnan Januzaj, who jumped between three defenders to nod the ball into the bottom-left corner of Jan Oblak’s goal.
The hosts extended their lead after a defensive mistake, when Mikel Oyarzabal robbed the ball from Felipe and freed Alexander Sorloth to run into the box and rifle a shot home from close range.
The Basque side joined Valencia, Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano, Mallorca and Cadiz in the quarter finals.
It was the second disappointing loss in a week for Atletico after they fell 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Dembele ultimatum
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said forward Ousmane Dembele must renew his contract or the Spanish club will sell the France international during this month’s transfer window. “Either the player renews or we look for an exit for the player — there is no other possibility,” Xavi told a news conference.