OMNISPORT

Barcelona loanee Alen Halilovic scored twice but Sporting Gijon suffered elimination from the Copa del Rey, with Real Betis striking twice late on to earn  a 3-3 draw.

Sporting suffered a 2-0 defeat in the first leg but got off to a great start at El Molinon in the return game when Bernardo Espinosa put them ahead in the 14th minute.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel responded quickly for Pepe Mel's team as the pair went into the break level, but a double from substitute Halilovic, the second of which came from the penalty spot, put Abelardo's side in with a shot of making the last 16.

However, Betis scored twice in the space of five minutes – Van Wolfswinkel and Cejudo on target – to progress 5-3 on aggregate.

Constantin Galca's first act as Espanyol coach was to guide his new club into the last 16 with a 2-1 win over Levante at the Power8 Stadium.

The Romanian replaced Sergio Gonzalez at the helm on Monday but the match did not start as he would have wanted, with Verza firing Rubi's team ahead inside eight minutes.

Jorge Burgui's provided a quick response with his first goal for Espanyol bringing them back on level terms, and Felipe Caicedo made sure of a 3-2 aggregate triumph with his second-half strike.

Sevilla followed up their 3-0 triumph at Logrones in the first leg with a 2-0 victory at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan – Ciro Immobile and Jose Antonio Reyes with the goals – but Victor Iborra will serve a suspension after being dismissed late on.

Deportivo La Coruna survived a tense final 11 minutes after Jordi Lopez scored from the spot, holding on to a 1-1 draw against second-tier Llagostera at the Riazor which was enough to put them in the hat for the next round.

Gary Neville chalked up his first win as Valencia coach as the La Liga side completed the formality of a Copa del Rey round-four win over Barakaldo of Segunda B.

Santi Mina opened the scoring at the Mestalla and former Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo, brought in from the cold under Neville following a falling out with his predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo, completed a 2-0 victory on the night and a routine 5-1 aggregate triumph.

Mid-table Segunda Division outfit Mirandes completed the biggest shock of the evening, winning 1-0 at Malaga to secure a 3-1 win overall.

Lago Junior sealed the tie 17 minutes from time as he got on the end of Alex Garcia's cross, ensuring Malaga's feel-good factor from their much-needed weekend win over Rayo Vallecano was short-lived.

Rayo were beaten once more on the night, 3-1 at Getafe, but Lass Bangoura's 52nd-minute goal when they were 3-0 down proved crucial as Paco Jemez's men progressed on away goals with the aggregate outcome 3-3.

Of the Segunda sides eying an upset on Wednesday, Ponferradina appeared best placed as they took a 3-0 lead to Eibar.

But Borja Baston put the Liga team ahead in first-half stoppage time and goals from substitutes Sergi Enrich and Simone Verdi levelled the tie before a penalty from Mikel Arruabarrena completed a stunning 4-0 comeback win for the hosts.

Athletic Bilbao were the big winners on the night, slamming six goals past Linense for an 8-0 aggregate triumph, while Real Sociedad lost 3-2 overall to Las Palmas after a 1-1 draw at the Anoeta.

The scheduled second leg of Real Madrid against Cadiz did not take place after the Liga giants were expelled from the competition for fielding the ineligible Denis Cheryshev – a goalscorer in their initial 3-1 win.