Real Madrid have crashed out from the Copa del Rey, after losing 4-2 to Atletico Madrid in extra time.

Diego Simeone has claimed that his side deserved to win, and thanked Atlético fans for creating a great atmosphere at the Metropolitano stadium.

For Simeone, the Atletico fans played a key role in their victory.

“We were coming from the hotel to the stadium, and we saw something that made us proud and gives you extra strength to continue working,” he said.

“You just forget for how many years we have been working already in the club. It looks like we just have arrived to the club …. When we were arriving, we saw our fans excited and looking forward for the game, a match that it is only the round of 16 of Copa del Rey … only the Round of 16!

“And you see our fans in that way and it is impossible to not give your all.

“We understood the match very well, we were better in the extra time, and I think we deserve to win. It is more important this win to our fans than to be playing the next round.”

Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti has said that Real Madrid didn’t deserve to lose the tie.

“No one deserved to lose,” Carlo Ancelotti said. “We gave our all. I think in the end there’s nothing to reproach. We have to look ahead.

“We leave this game with good sensations.”