In the early morning of February 8, Beijing time, the Football Cup night ended with three games, and Villa lost 1-3 to Chelsea in the fourth round of the FA Cup play-offs. In the round of 16 of the French Cup, Paris beat Brest 3-1. Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final. Let's take a look at a brief roundup of these three games.
Villa Chelsea
At the beginning, Chelsea dominated the opponents and dominated the absolute advantage, and Villa, who was sitting at home, was actually pressed and beaten. In the 11th minute, Madueke knocked back in the penalty area, and Gallagher met the ball and pushed it into the top corner to score. Then Gusto crossed from the right, the defender rose to the top and Jacquesson headed home to double the score. Chelsea continued to press after that, creating a number of threats that failed to convert into goals.
Early in the second half, Enzo scored from a free-kick to seal the win for Chelsea. As the game progressed, Villa woke up from a dream and gradually took the initiative on the field, with McKinn and Moreno threatening one after another. It wasn't until full-time stoppage time that Diaby slotted home from the top of the arc to help Villa save face.
Grand Paris - Brest
At the beginning of the game, Paris had absolute possession of the ball, but they could not open the situation. Instead, it was Brest who took the lead, and Satriano fired a shot at the neutral post from the edge of the penalty area. In the 34th minute, it had to be Mr. Mu, who volleyed into the far corner from a small angle in the penalty area. Four minutes later, Dembele dribbled the ball into the box from the left and crossed for Pereira to follow up and score.
Paris, who had a two-goal lead in the second half, made another mistake and let their guard down to give Brest a chance, before Munie pulled one back with a 65th-minute header. Brassier was then sent off for stampede. In stoppage time, Achraf crossed in front of goal, and Ramos followed up with an empty goal to seal the win for Paris.
Atletico Madrid-Athletic Bilbao
At the beginning of the game, the two sides formed an even momentum, and the pace of the game was slow. It wasn't until the 25th minute that Prados was brought down in the penalty area, and Berenguer scored from the penalty spot to give Biba the lead. Atletico then firmly controlled the pace of the game, but unfortunately the bucket formation against Biba was always lacking in goal. Alvaro Morata was knocked down in the box late in the game to create a penalty, but unfortunately the referee ruled that Morata was offside first through VAR and cancelled the penalty. The eventual away victory gave Athletic Bilbao the upper hand in the two legs of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.