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Atletico Madrid 1 Reus Deportiu 0 (3-1 agg): Thomas volley sends Simeone's men through

Atletico Madrid booked their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a 1-0 home win against Reus Deportiu that sealed a 3-1 aggregate victory.

Thomas Partey's volley shortly after half-time was enough to give Atletico their ninth straight win in all competitions.

All eyes were on Diego Simeone, who has emerged as one of the leading candidates to succeed Jose Mourinho at Chelsea after the Portuguese coach left Stamford Bridge by mutual consent on Thursday following the defending Premier League champions' poor start to the season.

The opening goal finally arrived on 53 minutes.

Guilherme Siqueira's left-wing cross was cleared straight to Thomas, who found the bottom corner with a cushioned volley from 22 yards.

Torres had another late chance to finally achieve his 100th Atletico goal but missed the target from a great position.