Atletico Madrid advanced to the last four of the Copa del Rey on Thursday with an emphatic 5-0 win at Real Betis as new signing Ademola Lookman scored on his Rojiblanco debut.
Diego Simeone’s side join holders Barcelona, 2024 winners Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad in the semi-finals of the cup competition.
A barnstorming first-half performance in Seville by Atletico set up the victory as they raced into a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from David Hancko, Giuliano Simeone and Lookman.
The 28-year-old Nigerian joined Atletico on deadline day from Serie A outfit Atalanta on a reported 40-million-euro ($47 million) deal.
And Lookman, the 2024 African player of the year, took hardly any time at all to open his account as he finished off a counter-attack by dribbling round two defenders and squeezing a shot past goalkeeper Adrian on 37 minutes.
Antoine Griezmann wrapped up the quarter-final tie shortly after the hour as Lookman again displayed his devastating pace on the counter this time to tee up the 2018 World Cup winner for a left-footed finish.
Thiago Almada struck late to cap off a fine performance at La Cartuja by the third-placed side in La Liga.
