No cup magic in Spain this Wednesday.
Opposed to Real Betis, FC Barcelona achieved great success at home (5-1) to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Spanish Cup. Things quickly turned in the right direction for the Catalans, who opened the scoring after just three minutes of play via Gavi following a superb collective movement led by Pedri and Dani Olmo (1-0, 2e). A little later, Barça offers a new impressive sequence: mounted at the forefront, Jules Koundé opens his legs to let the ball slip to Lamine Yamal, receiving in the process a cross from the latter to make the break (2-0 , 27e).
In the second half, the Barcelonans pushed and added to the score. Lamine Yamal leads a solo lightning counter-attack and allows Raphinha to improve his statistics a little more (3-0, 58e). Ferran Torres also scores a pawn with a half-volley (4-0, 67e), while Yamal finally turned into a scorer with a right-footed volley in the last quarter of an hour (5-0, 76e). A few minutes before the end of the match, Vito Roque, the Barça flop on loan to Betis, saved the honor by converting a penalty (5-1, 84e).
Getafe qualified nine against eleven
It’s not just Barça who have signed a full box. On the lawn of Elche, Atlético de Madrid also won with a four-goal margin (0-4). Alexander Sørloth opened the scoring with a shot into the area from close range (0-1, 8e), before making the break from the penalty spot (0-2, 30e). Facing an opponent reduced to ten after the exclusion of Nicolás Fernández (50e), Rodrigo Riquelme scores a superb goal with a long-range shot (0-3, 62e), before Julián Álvarez appeared in the area in the right place at the right time to set the final score (0-4, 76e).
In the other matches of the evening, Leganés took over Almeria (2-3). Pontevedrathe fourth division team that created a sensation by eliminating Levante, Villarreal and Mallorca, has saw his adventure end by losing to Getafeyet reduced to nine (0-1). This Thursday, Real Madrid will host Celta Vigo in the round of 16 of the competition, while Athletic Club, defending champion, faces Osasuna in San Mamés for a Basque duel.
Relive Espaly – PSG (2-4)
