Antoine Griezmann made sure of the win when he scored in 80th minute, Scores twice as hosts secure Copa del Rey progression

Atletico Madrid 3-0 (agg 4-1) Rayo Vallecano: Antoine Griezmann scores twice as hosts secure Copa del Rey progression

• Argentinian attacker Angel Correa opened the scoring before the break
• Correa struck in the 40th minute to send Atletico Madrid well on their way 
• Antoine Griezmann made sure of the win when he scored in 80th minute
• French international attacker Griezmann then grabbed a third very late on 

Antoine Griezmann scored twice off the bench as Atletico Madrid sealed a place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with victory at home to Rayo Vallecano on Thursday.

Atletico join holders and record winners Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, Celta Vigo, Valencia, Las Palmas and second-division Mirandes, the only non-La Liga side left in the competition, in Friday's draw for the last eight.

Rayo held their more illustrious city neighbours to a 1-1 draw in last week's last 16, first leg at their Vallecas stadium and were sniffing a possible upset ahead of the return across town at Atletico's Calderon arena.

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Atletico Madrid's Argentinian  attacker Angel Correa celebrates after scoring on Thursday night in Madird

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Keeper Yoel Rodriguez dives but is unable to stop Correa from opening the scoring at the Vicente Calderon 

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Correa (centre) is joined by team-mates Jesus Gamez (left) and Matias Kranevitter (right) on Thursday night

The Atletico Madrid players celebrate their opener in the first half of their Spanish cup clash in Madrid

Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann makes the most of some poor defending to grab his side's second

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French international attacker Griezmann celebrates his goal as Ateltico Madrid secured their cup progress

But Angel Correa's powerful strike from the edge of the penalty area, which flew in off the underside of the crossbar, put the 2013 winners ahead five minutes before half time.

Griezmann hooked in a second for the home side in the 80th minute and the in-form France forward made it 3-0 in added time with a breakaway goal for a 4-1 aggregate victory.

Rayo, who are second from bottom in La Liga at the halfway stage, barely troubled Miguel Angel Moya in the Atletico goal and must now turn their attention to avoiding relegation. 

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Ace Jose Ignacio Martinez (left) slides into a tackle during Thursday night's game at the Vicente Calderon 

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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone gestures to his players as they look to secure progression in the cup

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Atletico Madrid's forward Jackson Martinez (left) vies with Rayo Vallecano's Ze Castro under the floodlights

Portuguese defender Ze Castro (left) vies with Atletico Madrid's attacker Correa during the cup clash

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Martinez holds off a man while trying to keep control of the ball under pressure at the Vicente Calderon

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Rayo Vallecano's coach Paco Jemez (left) argues with the referee following a suspect decision in Madrid

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Correa, who opened the scoring, battles for the ball with Rayo Vallecano's Diego Llorente on Thursday night

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Martinez (right) gets to the ball ahead of opposition player Roberto Trashorras during the first half of the clash