Atletico Madrid cruises into semifinals of Copa del Rey

MADRID, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Madrid cruised into the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday with a comfortable 5-0 win at home to Getafe.

Atletico had been expected to put on a close game against a rugged opponent, but ran riot in the first half and wrapped up the game within 45 minutes.

Giuliano Simeone scored Atletico's first two goals, planting a free header past goalkeeper Jiri Letacek after