If you are not a member yet, you can sign up here

Copa del Rey, fourth round first leg

Minute by minute commentary

Follow all the goals from the Copa del Rey as they happen on Soccer-Spain's LoveLaLiga twitter (comments by day in reverse chronological order).


Sunday, 8th December:

First legs over. No big shocks, but Real Madrid, Real Sociedad & Valencia held to draws by 2B opposition.

Málaga 3 - Osasuna 3 (S. Sánchez 31', Antunes 38', Juanmi 47' / Torres 57', Omwu 61', Armenteros 78'). Osasuna come back from 3 down!!!

Jaén 2 - Espanyol 2. Sidnei (OG) and Jozabed strike gave Andalusians lead, but Stuani saved a draw near the end!

Half time, Jaén 0 - Espanyol 1. David López volleys visitors in to lead on stroke of half time following corner.

Las Palmas 1 - Almería 3 (Nauzet 73' / Oscar Díaz 15', Vidal 21', Oscar Díaz pen 25'). 1st divn side have advantage for 2nd leg!

Nàstic 0 - Valencia 0. 2B side close to victory against Ches!!!

Alcorcón 0 - Granada 2. Ighalo scores his 2nd of the day with 10 minutes to go to give Andalusians important win.

Half time in mid-day game, Alcorcón 0 - Granada 1. Ighalo got the only goal so far with a header from Fran Rico cross, min 30.


Saturday, 7th December:

Latest games: Olimpic Xativa 0 - Real Madrid 0; Recreativo 1 (Ruyman) - Levante 0.

Olimpic Xativa 0 - Real Madrid 0!!! Sensational result for 2B side, and a score-draw in the Bernabeu will take them through!!!

..sorry, seems it was Ruyman who scored. Bit of confusion in the media at the moment...

Recreativo 1 - Levante 0. Joselu just scored for 2nd divn side in 90th minute. First win of the round for a lower ranked team?

Di María upset about being replaced by Benzema! Rumours he is going to Monaco this winter if Ancelotti doesn't step in to stop the move!

Madrid having some problems at Xativa, who have not let a goal in for 7 games in league 2B! Benzema warming up, but Bale out with flu.

Half time, Xativa 0 - Real Madrid 0; Recre 0 - Levante 0. No goals in either game. Xativa players already asking for Madrid shirts at break!

Celta 1 - Athletic 0. Clean sheet gives Celta advantage for 2nd leg. Up next, Olympic Xativa v Real Madrid, and Recreativo v Levante.

R. Madrid line up v Xativa: Casillas; Carvajal, Nacho, Ramos, Arbeloa; Casemiro, Illarramendi; Di María, Isco, Jesé; Morata. Kick-off 22:00.

Celta 1 - Athletic 0! Youth international Santi Mina has just opened the scoring for the Galicians with 20 minutes to go!!!

Half an hour gone, Celta 0 - Athletic Bilbao 0. Both coaches put out strong line-ups, but with reserve keepers.

Final score: Girona 1 - Getafe 1. All to play for in 2nd leg, winners to play Barça!

Half time, Girona 1 - Getafe 1. Ciprian Marica levelled it with overhead kick. Winners of this tie due to play Barça in next round.

Min 30, Girona 1 - Getafe 0. Timor has put locals in front with free kick! This is one of those ties which could go either way...

David Villa makes it 0-4...

Sant Andreu 0 - Atlético 3. Turan gets his second of the match. Villa & Costa have just come on, although they aren't really needed...

Half time at Sant Andreu in Barcelona, Atlético now 0-2 up after Turan scored from Manquillo cross.

First match on Saturday, Sant Andreu v Atlético Madrid. Raúl García just put Atleti ahead in 10th minute!!!


Friday, 6th December:

Full time, Cartagena 1 - Barcelona 4; Valladolid 0 - Rayo Vallecano 0.

Cartagena 1 - Barça 4. Young sub Dongou gets the 4th on his official debut after Pedro shot came back off post!

Pedro rounds the keeper to make it 1-3 to Barça, min 75!!! Still no goals between Valladolid & Rayo...

Half time, Cartagena 1 - Barça 2. Cesc set up Pedro for the equalizer, then scored himself in the last ten minutes of the first half!

Barcelona losing at Cartagena! Fernando beat Pinto, min 16!!! Surely not a 3rd defeat in a row???

Full time, Racing 0 - Sevilla 1. Two matches kicked off at 22:00, Cartagena v Barça & Valladolid v Rayo...

Racing Santander 0 - Sevilla 1. Jairo puts visitors one up in 5th minute, Crstóforo assist!

Algeciras 1 - Real Sociedad 1. Real record in the cup recently has been poor, with 4 defeats v 2B teams, but can they get through this one?

Algeciras 1 - Real Sociedad 1. Alfaro heads the equalizer for the 2B Andalusians! Game on!

Algeciras 0 - Real Sociedad 1. Min 60, Griezmann beaks the ice again after Xabi Prieto assist!

Almost an hour in to 3rd game, Algeciras v Real Sociedad, so far no goals. Next up, Racing Santander v Sevilla...

Villarreal 2 - Elche 2. Aquino saves a draw with injury time equalizer, but Elche have the edge for the second leg...

Surprise in the Madrigal stadium! Two in 5 minutes by Pelegrín & Boakye put Elche 1-2 ahead at Villarreal!

Coming in to 2nd half in Villarreal, Giovani has put locals ahead v Elche after connecting with Pantic cross midway through first half!

Villarreal v Elche just kicked off! First result, Lleida 1 - Betis 2.

Cup: Lleida 1 - Betis 2 (Milla / Verdú, Molina). First win for new coach Garrido. Lleida keeper sent off in 4th min, sub saved Molina pen!

Follow all this weekend's action on our Twitter feed! Lleida v Betis first up at 12:00 today!