A round and a half has been enough to prove once again that the lethality of this system of the Copa del Rey in which the playoffs are played as a single match in the field of the lower category team is very high. Arrived in the middle of the round of 32 and with ten teams of the highest category still to play their respective matches, another three clubs from First division They have joined the four that already fell in the previous round, already accumulating seven when the competition is just taking the first steps for this type of ensemble.
On saturday they were Alavés, Cádiz and Elche those who said goodbye, after falling respectively before Almeria (5-0), Cadiz (2-0) and Vallecano Ray (2-0). And the other three who played sweated to pass the round. Valladolid and Seville they needed the extension before Sports Club (1-4) and Leganes (0-1), while the I raised had to reach penalties to get rid of Fuenlabrada (1-1 and 2-4 in the shootout).
At the moment, on Sunday, the only one from LaLiga Santander who has said goodbye has been the Eibar, who has fallen before a heroic Navalcarnero, Second B team (3-1), which sneaks into the eighth among the greats.
The three eliminated thus join the four “Firsts” who fell in the previous round, in which the teams of the highest category were released. He Getafe lost to him Cordova (1-0), the Celtic in front of Ibiza (5-2), the Atlético de Madrid with the Cornellà (1-0) and Huesca against him Alcoyano (2-1).
This Sunday another six First teams enter the fray in the following matches: Málaga-Granada, Espanyol-Osasuna, Navalcarnero-Eibar, Sporting de Gijón-Betis, Alcorcón-Valencia and Tenerife-Villarreal.