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Copa del Rey Review: Simeone's men through thanks to Thomas volley

Thomas Partey's volley gave Atletico Madrid a narrow 1-0 home win against Reus Deportiu, with Diego Simeone's men going through to the last 16 of the Copa del Rey 3-1 on aggregate.

After a 2-1 win in the first leg, Atletico were always in control of the tie but it took 53 minutes for the breakthrough on Thursday, Thomas cushioning a low volley into the bottom corner from 22 yards.

Celta Vigo beat Almeria 1-0 to book their place in the next round, with Daniel Wass' first-half goal sealing a 4-1 aggregate victory.