Real Sociedad into last 8 of Copa del Rey, Sevilla held in Valencia in La Liga-Xinhua

Real Sociedad into last 8 of Copa del Rey, Sevilla held in Valencia in La Liga

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-01-20 09:24:45

MADRID, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey knockout competition on Wednesday night with a 2-0 win at home to Atletico Madrid.

The result ended a poor week for Atletico, who lost their semifinal of the Spanish Supercup to Athletic Club Bilbao last Thursday and their defensive problems were again evident in the Reale Arena as Adnan Januzaj's header opened the scoring in the 31st minute.

Alexander Sorloth doubled Real Sociedad's lead right at the start of the second half after robbing the ball from Atletico defender Felipe as the Brazilian looked to play the ball out from the back.

In La Liga, Sevilla's 1-1 draw away to Valencia takes them to within four points of Real Madrid, but they miss the chance to further close the gap at the top of the table.

Sevilla took the lead in just the seventh minute when Mouctar Diakhaby headed into his own net when under pressure from Rafa Mir, but Goncalo Guedes ensured the points were shared when he headed in an equalizer two minutes before halftime in a tense and at times bad-tempered match.

Celta Vigo returned to form with a 2-0 win at home to Osasuna thanks to goals from Hugo Mallo and Santi Mina after 28 and 37 minutes.

On Tuesday night, Betis consolidated their position in third place in the table with an easy 4-0 win at home to struggling Alaves.

Raul de Tomas' 96th minute equalizing goal denied Sergio Gonzalez a win in his first league match in charge of struggling Cadiz as the two sides drew 2-2.

On Thursday, Athletic Club Bilbao entertain FC Barcelona, while Elche take on Real Madrid in the last-16 of the Copa del Rey, while Getafe play Granada in LaLiga.