Overview
- Antoine Griezmann decided the round-of-16 tie with a left-footed free kick in the 61st minute to seal a 1-0 victory in A Coruña.
- Second-division Deportivo nearly forced extra time when Samuele Mulattieri headed narrowly wide in the 79th minute.
- Play was briefly halted near 70 minutes as Deportivo goalkeeper Germán Parreño received on-field stitches for a mouth cut after a collision with Griezmann and continued.
- Diego Simeone turned to changes as creativity waned, substituting Julián Álvarez as the striker's goal drought persisted.
- Atlético advances to the quarterfinals and will learn its next opponent in Monday's draw after progressing from the single-elimination tie at Riazor.