Second Division B minnows Eibar, who have already knocked out Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey, put on another great performance against Málaga last night in their fifth round first leg tie. An injury time strike from Onyewu levelled the score at 1-1 after Eibar had taken the lead through Añibarro.
Copa del Rey fifth round first leg
In the Copa del Rey fifth round first leg matches, Messi grabbed two goals as Barcelona overcame Córdoba 0-2. Sevilla look fairly comfortable after thrashing Mallorca 0-5 with goals from Negredo (2), Medel, Botía and Luna.
Barcelona 3-0 Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona captured their 26th Copa del Rey with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, Pedro scoring twice and Messi adding the third.
Barcelona versus Athletic Bilbao for the Copa del Rey
Barcelona will play Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Copa del Rey after beating Valencia 2-0 on Wednesday night. Athletic Bilbao were the first to qualify for the final after beating the minnows of Mirandes 6-2 on Tuesday.
Barcelona progress in the Copa del Rey
Real Madrid fought back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw but it was not to be enough and Barcelona went through 4-3 on aggregate and now play either Valencia or Levante in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey.
Mirandés through to semi-final of the Copa del Rey
Part-timers Mirandés from the regional Second Division B are through to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after beating Espanyol 2-1 and progressing on the away goals rule.
Valencia 4-1 Levante
First half goals from Jonas, Roberto Soldado and Pablo Piatti put Valencia firmly in the driving seat. although Arouna Kone found the net for Levante. Tino added a last-minute goal to give Valencia a 4-1 first leg victory and they now head into the second leg with a great chance of a semi-final meeting with either Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Mallorca
Athletic Bilbao have one foot firmly in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after a 2-0 first leg win over Mallorca. Llorente scored in the first half, Mouriain in the second, both headed goals.
Real Madrid 1-2 Barcelona
Matches between Real madrid are always emotive affairs and tonight’s Copa del Rey encounter was no different, marred only by the disgraceful behaviour of Pepe.
Málaga 0-1 Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey
Real Madrid are through to a probable quarter-final meeting with arch-rivals Barcelona after a 0-1 win over Málaga. The only goal of the match came 20 minutes before the end when Málaga keeper Caballero let an innocuous shot from substitute Benzema through his hands. Real won the first leg 3-2.