Copa del Rey: Toni Kroos achieves milestone after Real Madrid stage comeback

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos achieved a milestone after his side won the Copa del Rey quarter-final against rivals Atletico Madrid on Thursday.

With the victory, Kroos has now reached 250 wins while wearing the Real Madrid shirt.

The German joined Real Madrid nine years ago from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. Since arriving in Spain, he has won five UEFA Champions League titles while playing a key role in Real Madrid’s midfield. He has also bagged the La liga title thrice during his time at the club.

It must be noted that Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior´s extra-time strikes earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win.

The Brazilian winger´s goal was a particularly sweet one for him after a crude effigy with his shirt on was hung from a bridge near Real Madrid´s training ground before the game.

The spiky, gripping derby clash turned against Diego Simeone´s side in the additional period when defender Stefan Savic was sent off.

Atletico players claimed that Ceballos should have been sent off earlier when he fouled Geoffrey Kondogbia while on a yellow card.

"I think it was a red (for Savic), but they should have had one too when we were 1-0 up," complained Atletico goalkeeper Oblak.

"They could have had a second yellow but (the referee) decided it how he decided, we are used to that, and it´s complicated, but the team fought to the end, we did everything to score."

Atletico took the lead through Alvaro Morata after 19 minutes but Rodrygo´s sensational slalom run past three defenders and slick finish pulled Madrid level with 11 minutes remaining.

After Savic´s 99th minute red card, Benzema tucked home from Marco Asensio´s pass and Vinicius netted at the death to send Los Blancos through to the final four for the first time since 2019.

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