It’s usually hard to bet online for the little guy. They are usually outclassed by their opponents, so football betting fans wouldn’t usually root for the underdogs unless they are really a team you’re passionate about.
The La Liga has established a hierarchy this season, so casuals expected the clubs to follow the pecking order and roll over the carpet for the big boys. However, fans that put their trust in the betting odds of their teams got a big win: the Madrid giants were booted off by minnows!
Sevilla 3-1 Atletico Madrid
Atletico were outright embarrassing when they headed to Sevilla and got stuffed by three goals to lost 2-5 in aggregate. While we can blame Diego Simeone for choosing Moya over Jan Oblak in between the posts, the fault lies with the players on the pitch.
Meanwhile, Sevilla were simply unstoppable on home soil. Vincenzo Montella reestablished himself as a manager of pedigree after leading Los Nervionenses to consecutive wins against such tough competition. The same amount of applause should be given to Sergio Escudero and the lads in White and Red.
Deportivo Alaves 2-1 (P) Valencia
Few of the fans that have watched Alaves struggle this season expected the minnows from Northern Spain to mount this fierce of a resistance. However, the Alaves faithful trusted their lads and were handsomely rewarded.
Munir and Ruben Sobrino made the crucial goals that sent the game to penalties. While the Bats still reigned supreme in the end, Alaves fans can lift their heads high and happily chant they way into the sunset: their boys did well.
Barcelona 2-0 RCD Espanyol
Espanyol also put Barca in a bit of a pickle after winning 1-0 at home. While the players and the fans were still supremely confident that they will win at home, Ernesto Valverde chose to play safe and field a stable 4-4-2 in anticipation of Espanyol’s heavy attack.
The fearsome twosome of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi got the job done for the Blaugrana, scoring the winning goals within the first 30 minutes of the game. All Gerard Pique and the rest of the defence had to do the rest of the game was keep Gerard Moreno and the rest of Espanyol from scoring, which they did.
Real Madrid 1-2 Leganes
This is honestly the most surprising result of these quarter-finals.
Leganes put on a tantalizing resistance against Real Madrid in their home leg before a desperate shot by Marco Asensio went in. Madrid fans were anticipating better defence from Los Blancos in the second leg, but Zinedine Zidane’s men buckled under the pressure.
The Gareth Bale-less and Cristiano Ronaldo-less Madrid conceded a goal in the first half as Eraso slotted the first goal in. While Karim Benzema retook the lead in the second half, Gabriel’s beauty of a goal seven minutes later sealed the fates of the Madrid clubs.
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