A quiet return for Fernando Torres, substituted after 59 minutes, as Atlético beat city rivals Real Madrid 2-0 in their first leg Copa del Rey encounter.
Raul Garcia opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 58th minute and Giménez de Vargas added the second. The penalty kick was actually Atlético’s first shot on target.
In the other last-16 first leg matches, Villarreal beat Real Sociedad 1-0, Almeria drew 1-1 with Getafe and Valencia beat Espanyol 2-1.