Copa del Rey Roundup: Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao advance to quarterfinals
MADRID (AP) — Sevilla left behind its Spanish league struggles on Tuesday, defeating Getafe 3-1 to succeed in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.
Athletic Bilbao additionally superior, beating Alaves 2-0 to make it to the last-eight for the fifth straight season.
Sergio Ramos scored as soon as and Isaac Romero twice to present Sevilla the highway victory and put the southern Spanish membership within the quarterfinals for the second consecutive yr. Sevilla will attempt to make it to last-four for the primary time since 2021.
Sevilla received its final 4 Copa matches however has just one victory in its final 14 league video games. The staff coached by Quique Sánchez Flores has 16 factors from 20 league matches and sits just one level outdoors the relegation zone.
Ramos opened the scoring with a header within the eighth minute, however he failed to totally clear a cross that led to Jaime Mata’s equalizer from inside the realm within the twenty third. Romero put Sevilla forward once more within the forty eighth and sealed the victory within the fifty fifth.
Sevilla was eradicated by eventual runner-up Osasuna in additional time in final yr’s quarterfinals. It misplaced to Barcelona within the semifinals in 2021.
Getafe, which is tenth within the Spanish league, was attempting to succeed in the Copa quarterfinals for the primary time since 2019. It hadn’t superior previous the third spherical since that season.
Sevilla’s subsequent match is at Spanish league chief Girona on Sunday, whereas Getafe visits Osasuna.
VILLALIBRE LEADS ATHLETIC
Athletic defeated Alaves at house with striker Asier Villalibre scoring targets within the twenty eighth and sixtieth minutes.
Athletic, sitting third within the Spanish league standings, reached the Copa semifinals the final two seasons, and was runner-up each in 2020 and 2021.
Alaves, thirteenth within the league, was attempting to make it to the Copa’s last-eight for the primary time since 2018.
Also Tuesday, Mallorca defeated second-division membership Tenerife 1-0 in additional time with a aim by Canada striker Cyle Larin within the one hundred and twentieth minute, reaching the quarterfinals for the second time in three seasons. Tenerife was taking part in within the spherical of 16 for the primary time since 2020.
In matches between first-division golf equipment on Wednesday, Girona will host Rayo Vallecano, Real Sociedad will go to Osasuna and Valencia will welcome Celta Vigo.
Defending champion Real Madrid will go to rival Atletico Madrid on Thursday, whereas Barcelona will go to third-division membership Unionistas.
