Barcelona through in Copa del Rey as Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad go out
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Barcelona reached the Copa del Rey last 16 with a convincing victory over Real Murcia, but there were shock exits for Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad.
Third-tier Lleida recovered from three goals down to beat La Real, while Formentera knocked out Athletic.
La Liga leaders Barcelona, 3-0 up from the first leg, won 5-0 at the Nou Camp with Paco Alcacer scoring the opener.
Gerard Pique added a second, and Aleix Vidal, Denis Suarez and substitute Jose Arnaiz completed the rout.
There was late drama in Bilbao, as Formentera scored a 96th-minute winner to take the tie 2-1 on aggregate.
Alvaro Muniz Cegarra was on target for the Segunda Division B side from the smallest of Spain's Balearic islands.
Meanwhile, Lleida trailed Real Sociedad 1-0 after the first leg and were 2-0 down at half-time in the second after goals from Diego Llorente and Juanmi.
But their remarkable comeback started when Aitor Nunez scored in the 56th minute, with Manu Molina adding a penalty three minutes later.
Bojan Samoukovic netted a third for the minnows three minutes from time to send them through on away goals.
- Published28 November 2017
- Published28 November 2017
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