A cushty 2-0 victory for La Real despatched them thru to the sector-finals even as Atletico are left needing to overcome Manchester United inside the Champions League ultimate 16 to have any risk of rescuing their season.
Diego Simeone's crew are efficiently out of the La Liga name race already given they take a seat sixteen points behind Real Madrid and that they were crushed through Athletic Bilbao final week inside the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup.
The Copa del Rey seemed their most effective realistic risk of silverware left however instead they had been convincingly beaten at the Reale Arena, wherein goals from Adnan Januzaj and Alexander Sorloth were enough to place the Basque facet through.
Atletico Madrid have now controlled simplest victories of their last eight games in all competitions. In the league they've registered simply one easy sheet in seven.
Januzaj and Atletico's Yannick Carrasco both hit the submit early on before Januzaj gave Real Sociedad the lead inside the thirty third minute while he in some way wriggled in the front of three Atletico defenders to move in off the submit.
More sloppy defending then proficient the hosts a 2nd as Felipe disastrously attempted to turn at the ball whilst he became Atleti's furthest guy again, and Sorloth robbed it off him earlier than going through to complete.
Real Sociedad be part of Mallorca, Rayo Vallecano, Cadiz, Valencia and Real Betis in the sector-finals, with Real Madrid going through Elche and Barcelona playing at Athletic Bilbao on Thursday.
