Bilbao - Once past the obstacles Athletic Bilbao , Atletico Madrid qualified for the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and will face Real Madrid . Los Colchoneros impatiently staring rivals and determined to get into the finals .Atletico step towards the semi-finals was fairly easy . Although armed with a 1-0 victory in the first leg at the Vicente Calderon , Diego Simeone 's side in fact got depressed when they travel to San Mames on Thursday ( 30/01/2014 ) pm dawn earlier .
They get strikes throughout the first half and practically only one chance to make harmful . In the process goalkeeper Thibaut Courtouis must vibrate through header to Aritz Aduriz three minutes before halftime .
New in the second half Atletico able to rise . Starting equalizer from Raul Garcia , the Spanish capital team finally back to win 2-1 through the incision Diego Costa four minutes before the normal time runs out . They escaped with a 3-1 aggregate .
" We already know this will be a difficult game . We talked at halftime that we have to be a team that males and survive when the game goes complicated . And so shall it be , and our response team to turn things around , " Garcia said as quoted by the official website club .
" We are suffering for the last 10 minutes in the first half . During the first half hour of the game , we look good and have a chance to score . Upon pause the game , the coach has a different look to the game , made a change , and proved to be a success , " he continued .
Breakouts Atletico Madrid in the semi-final derby realize . Garcia admitted really looking forward to the match and repeated positive results in the last meeting , a 1-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League Spain .
" It was an interesting game . It was a special game , we can not wait to prepare well for both games . We hope to play well again and advance to the finals , " the 27-year quarterback .
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