Villarreal and Valencia do not fail and Espanyol wins the First Division duel against Celta

Rayo, Getafe and Elche, eliminated by Sporting, Levante and Ceuta

MADRID, 3 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Villarreal and Valencia did not have any difficulties this Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, after thrashing Cartagena (1-5) and La Nucía (0-3), respectively, in a matchday in the that RCD Espanyol has also achieved the pass after beating RC Celta (3-1) in extra time and in which Rayo Vallecano, Getafe and Elche have said goodbye to lower-class rivals such as Real Sporting de Gijón (2- 0), Levante (3-2) and Ceuta (1-0).

In Cartagonova, a goal from the local center-back Pablo Vázquez before the break (min.39) set off the alarms in the Castellón team, which nevertheless reacted as soon as the match resumed; Álex Baena (min.49) and Arnaut Danjuma (min.56) turned the game around in the first ten minutes.

Already in minute 59, Morales had a penalty to sentence, and although he missed the shot, he caught the rebound to make it 1-3. Samu Chukwueze (min.85) and Étienne Capoue (min.90) were in charge of closing the 'little hand' and sealing the ticket to the round of 16 for Quique Setién's men.

Meanwhile, Valencia, who fell precisely against the 'Yellow Submarine' on the last day of LaLiga Santander, recovered with a comfortable victory against La Nucía. Goals from Justin Kluivert, after three minutes, and Ilaix Moriba, after half an hour, put the road back on track, and Hugo Duro scored the final 0-3 win at the Camilo Cano Olympic Stadium in minute 72.

In the only duel between First Division teams, Espanyol took the victory in extra time against Celta. The Galicians went ahead after a quarter of an hour with a goal from Gonçalo Paciencia, but Javi Puado forced extra time with the equalizer for the Catalan team in the 53rd minute.

Sergi Darder (min.97), before the sky-blue team was left with one less due to the expulsion of Agustín Marchesín, and Nico Melamed (min.118) tipped the balance for the locals, who will be in next Saturday's draw.

Along with the people from Vigo, three other teams from the highest category of Spanish football were eliminated this Tuesday. In El Molinón-Enrique Castro 'Quini', Rayo Vallecano fell struck down by the double of the Serbian striker Uros Milovanovic, who after the intermission sealed the pass for the Asturians.

Nor did Getafe survive the round of 32, which despite taking the lead twice saw Levante manage to turn the game around at discount. Munir got the azulones to send the game to rest and neutralized Sergio Postigo's goal when the granota team managed to equalize the contest at the restart. However, Álex Muñoz equalized again and Wesley, in minute 91, left the victory at the Ciutat de València.

Lastly, a penalty goal scored by Rodri was enough for AD Ceuta to sign a surprising victory against Elche, who played with one less from minute 61 due to Tete Morente's double yellow card.