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Copa del Rey, quarter finals, 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).


Thursday 23rd January:

#CopadelRey: All results: link

Final whistle, Atlético Madrid 1 - Athletic 0. Godín header close to half time the difference between the two teams!

Diego Costa up to his old tricks! Should have been given second booking for bad tackle on Laporte! Lucky to still be on pitch!

Godín has just headed Atlético in to the lead from Koke cross, two minutes to go to break!

Atlético came out wearing T-shirt saying “Animo Tigre”, reference to ex team-mate Falcao who has had a bad injury!

Athletic XI: Herrerín; Iraola, Gurpegi, Laporte, Balenziaga; Iturraspe, Mikel Rico; De Marcos, Ander Herrera, Ibai Gómez; Kike Sola.

Atlético team: Courtois; Juanfran, Alderweireld, Godín, Filipe Luis; Koke, Guilavogui; Adrián, Raúl García, Cristian Rodríguez; Diego Costa.

#CopadelRey Defending champions Atlético Madrid take on Athletic Bilbao in cup quarter final first leg tonight, kick off 21:00!


Wednesday 22nd January:

Levante 1 - Barça 4. Tello completed hat-trick near the end from another Messi assist!!! Good fight by Levante, but own goal killed them!!!

1-3, Tello again, Messi pass again, Javi Jiménez let it through his hands again,,,

Tello!!! 1-2 to Barça - what a great pass from Messi...

Vyntra tries to clear in front of goal after Javi Jiménez saved, and the ball hit Juanfran and went in!! 1-1...

Oh no, that must be the silliest own goal ever!!!

Half time, Levante 1 - Barcelona 0!!! Levante currently playing a 10-0-0 formation!!!

El Zhar just opened the scoring for Levante after Pinto saved first shot! Can they do it again v Barça?

Levante: Javi Jiménez; Nagore, Vyntra, Juanfran, Nikos; El Adoua, Camarasa, Xumetra, Sergio Pinto, El Zhar; Barral. 7 changes v Sunday team!

#CopadelRey: Barça XI at Levante: Pinto; Alves, Puyol, Bartra, Adriano; Xavi, Song, Sergi Roberto; Pedro, Messi, Tello.

Real Sociedad 3 - Racing 1. If Racing could do the same as v Sevilla & Almería in 2nd leg, i.e. 2-0, they could be in the semis!

3-1! That's the away goal Racing needed, Koné heads in Iñaki cross!!!

Vela scores the third after Prieto lets José Angel cross through. Racing need an away goal or it's all over!

2-0 to Real!!! Mikel González again, header from Chory cross!!!

Half an hour gone in Anoeta, Real Sociedad 1-0 up against Racing, Mikel González from Vela cross, min 4!

Racing line-up: Mario; Francis, Oriol, Javi Barrio, Iñaki; Andreu, Javi Soria; Lafuente, Miguélez, Saúl García; Koné.

Real Sociedad XI: Zubikarai; Zaldua, Mikel González, Iñigo Martínez, José Ángel; Gaztañaga, Javi Ros, Prieto, Chory Castro, Seferovic, Vela.

#CopadelRey Two quarter final first leg games tonight: 20:00 Real Sociedad v Racing; 22:00 Levante v Barça.


Tuesday 21st January:

Espanyol 0 - Real Madrid 1. Possible all Madrid semi-final on the cards? Atlético take on Athletic on Thursday.

Still 0-1 in Cornellà with 15 mins to go. Ancelotti taking it seriously, bringing on Xabi Alonso, and finally Isco...

Benzema heads the opener!!! Real Madrid in front at Espanyol!

Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Illarramendi, Modric, Di María; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. No place for Isco or Jesé?

Espanyol line up: Casilla; Raúl Rodríguez, Sidnei, Moreno, Capdevila; Víctor Sánchez, Abraham; Lanzarote, Pizzi, Torje; Sergio García.

#CopadelRey Quarter finals start tonight, with first leg tie between #Espanyol and #RealMadrid!