Atletico de Madrid hosted San Andreu to win 2 - 1 & take tie to a 6 - 1 aggregate to qualify for the next stage of the Copa del Rey. San Andreu gave some initial fight & action that earned them the opening goal from Carroza in the 14th min. However from this point up until the end Atletico took control & even missed a penalty in the 28th min from Adrian. The equalizer for Atletico came in the 78th min when youngster Hector scored & the second came in the 93rd min when defender Anderweireld headed home. Great game from young Atletico midfielder Oliver.
Atletico de Madrid qualified.
Real Sociedad won 4 - 0 Algeciras & totally wrapped up things qualifying themselves for the next stage & a 5 - 1 aggregate. The rain of goals started in the 40th min with Javi Ros, followed by Seferovic in the 67th min, Griezmann in the 70th min & Vela in the 75th min. Real Sociedad go through.
Real Betis won 2 - 2 Lleida & had a fright along the way as the visitors could have gone through instead of Betis. However the 1º st leg result was enough & gave Betis the 4 - 3 aggregate total. Betis scored two goals early with Paulao in the 5th min & Amaya in the 10th min. From here onwards the visitors made a brave comeback & attempt to turn things around with goals from Monforte in the 38th min & Mata 55th min. In the end, a close call for Betis which goes through to the next stage of the Copa del Rey.
Real Madrid won 2 - 0 Xativa to qualify for the next stage on a 2 - 0 aggregate. Except for the first 10 minutes Real Madrid dominated the whole match & ensured the objective. The goals came from Illaramendi in the 16th min & a penalty which Di Maria converted in the 28th min. The locals then played it out without much action & it was disappointing to watch that a team of the status of Real Madrid could not give more entertaining goals t their packed home fans. Names to point out Nacho who defended well & Casemiro who was solid, while on the other hand Di Maria should a lethargic attitude that is not good a sign nor very professional. The Argentine is having a "tug-of-war" with the Club were he has more to loss than Real Madrid. Conclusion, Real Madrid qualified.
Sevilla FC Coach Emery had warned his players before this game that Racing de Santander was dangerous that the Club is a historic Spanish Cup competitor & that the first leg result which favoured them 1 - 0 was risky. It was so, as Racing won 0 - 2 to knock out Sevilla in the last minute with the home team also down to 10 men.
Things began positively but slowly began complicating itself as Sevilla failed to score. Racing grew in confidence & with their Football & was rewarded with a penalty in the 63rd min which lead to a red card to Sevilla defender Mbia & a goal to Miguelez. With Sevilla at a disadvantage on the field with a man less Racing went in for the kill & in the 90th min Kone got the winner for Racing to qualify his team for the next round & eliminate Sevilla. Racing de Santander 2 - 1 on aggregate.
Spanish Cup action continues tomorrow night with the remaining 4 games.
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