Spanishi champions Real Madrid have been knocked out of the
King's Cup after losing 1-0 at home to Real Mallorca on
Wednesday.
Real Madrid's Javier
Saviola (18) controls the ball during their Spanish King's Cup
soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid Jan. 16,
2008. Primera Liga leaders Real Madrid loses 1-0 at home to Real
Mallorca in the King's Cup last-16 on Wednesday and goes out of the
tournament.
The defeat shut the door to the Cup quarterfinals for Real as
the Primera Liga leaders had lost the last 16 first leg 2-1 last
week.
Real dominated the match but missed a host of chances after
starting with a second-string side, and Argentine midfielder Ariel
Ibagaza scored the only goal seven minutes from time at the
Bernabeu.
Mallorca will meet last season's finalists Getafe in the
quarterfinals. Getafe beat the league's bottom club Levante 4-0 on
aggregate.
In other last 16 clashes, Villarreal got past Recreativo Huelva
with a 2-0 extra time home win to aggregate a 2-1 victory. They
will next face Barcelona, which knocked out holders Sevilla on
Tuesday.
Real Madrid's Julio
Baptista(L) fights for the ball during their Spanish King's Cup
soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid Jan. 16,
2008. Primera Liga leaders Real Madrid loses 1-0 at home to Real
Mallorca in the King's Cup last-16 on Wednesday and goes out of the
tournament.
Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 at Valladolid and to set up a
quarterfinal encounter with Valencia, who overcame Real Betis 4-2
on aggregate with a comfortable 2-1 home win.
Racing Santander earned a 4-2 comeback win over Zaragoza at home
to earn a 5-3 aggregate victory. They meet 23-times Cup winners
Athletic Bilbao who beat the 2006 winners Espanyol on
penalties.
(Xinhua News Agency January 17, 2008)
