Quarter final, first leg

Zaragoza have been making a bit of a habit of knocking Barcelona out of the cup in recent years, and they appear to be on the way to doing it once again after a 0-1 win in the Nou Camp. Frank Rijkaard's side couldn't get out of first gear, and César was only troubled by a long shot from Deco and an effort from Iniesta which Gabi Milito cleared from in front of goal. The best chances of the first half though fell to the visitors, Oscar forcing a point blank save out of Jorquera and Sergio García firing a shot against the upright. Saviola had a couple of chances after the restart, but Diogo (returning from a five match ban) got what was to prove the only goal of the game when he headed D'Alessandro's corner past the keeper with a quarter of an hour to go.

Deportivo are close to another semi-final appearance after coming from a goal down to beat second division Valladolid 4-1. New signing Manchev put the visitors ahead midway through the first half after picking up a cross from Sisi to beat Munúa, and Riki wasted a couple of chances to level the scores before half time. But Pablo Alvarez (finally getting a game after a long injury) forced home the equaliser after the restart, and another debutant, young substitute Rubén Rivera, headed the Galicians in front from Verdú's cross a few minutes later. There were a few nervous moments for the home fans though before Verdú took advantage of slack marking to make it three, and then set up Juanma to head a fourth in the last five minutes. Lopo was shown a red card in the last minute of injury time, but by then it was too late for the visitors to save their 21 match unbeaten record.

Getafe are the team on form at the moment though, and they beat Osasuna for the second time in four days, this time by 3-0, to put a foot and a half in the semi-finals for the first time in their history. Güiza started things off in the tenth minute, heading in from close up after Alexis headed on Mario Cotelo's corner. Luis García did well to keep out Webó at the other end soon afterwards, but Alexis got on the end of another Cotelo corner to head a second shortly before the interval. With just over an hour gone Verpakovskis was gifted his first goal for his new club after Ricardo dropped a Paredes cross at his feet, and Osasuna's night was summed up when Raúl García hit the crossbar later on. (31.01.07)

City rivals Sevilla and Betis played out a gritty 0-0 draw in their first leg tie, a result which favours Luis Fernández's side. Whereas the home side put out their strongest line up, Fernández used the occasion to give a run out to some of his lesser used players, including two of his new signings Caffa and Ilic. Even so they held their own, and it was only in the last few minutes that they were put under real pressure by their hosts. However nobody could get on the end of a dangerous cross by substitute Alfaro, and when Kanouté failed to beat Contreras from Martí's free kick it was all over. (01.02.07)