In the Copa del Rey fifth round first leg matches, Real Madrid are in a strong position after a 8-0 victory over Levante. There were hat-tricks for Benzema and Ronaldo, with Özil and Pedro León getting the other two.
A pulsating match in Sevilla as the home side overcame Málaga 5-3. Alfaro put Sevilla in front after just eleven minutes but then two goals from Rondón reversed the situation.
Negredo squared things up again before Owusu-Abeyie put the Blue and Whites back in front just before half time.
In the second half, two goals from Romaric and one from Capel gave victory to Sevilla.