Real Madrid and Valencia 前進する in Copa del Rey

MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid keeps 延長するing its impressive run this year.

Zinedine Zidane's team put on yet another solid 業績/成果 as it 巡航するd past second-分割 club Zaragoza 4-0 to reach the 準々決勝 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.

It was Madrid's seventh straight 勝利,勝つ in 2020, 延長するing its unbeaten streak to 20 matches in all 競争s. The victories this year 含むd one on 刑罰,罰則s over Atl?tico Madrid to clinch the Spanish 最高の Cup 肩書を与える.

"We've been playing 井戸/弁護士席 and we want to keep doing things 井戸/弁護士席," Zidane said. "We had a good game in all areas today. We did 井戸/弁護士席 from start to finish."

Defending 支持する/優勝者 Valencia struggled a lot more in a shootout 勝利,勝つ over third-分割 club Cultural Leonesa, which had stunned Atl?tico Madrid in the 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of 32.

Real Madrid took the lead in the sixth minute with a の近くに-範囲 strike by defender Raphael Varane after a low cross by Toni Kroos, who also 始める,決める up Lucas V?zquez's 32nd-minute goal from inside the area. Vin?cius J?nior 追加するd the third in the 72nd and Karim Benzema the fourth in the 79th to 調印(する) the victory for the 訪問者s at the La Romareda Stadium in northeastern Spain.

Madrid, 捜し出すing its first Copa 肩書を与える since 2014, has reached the 準々決勝 in three straight seasons. It was 除去するd by Barcelona in last year's 準決勝.

The Copa del Rey is the only 肩書を与える 行方不明の for Zidane as Real Madrid coach.

Zidane 残り/休憩(する)d some players ahead of Saturday's derby against Atl?tico Madrid in the Spanish league, 含むing Casemiro, Gareth Bale and Francisco "Isco" Alarc?n. Benzema started on the (法廷の)裁判, with V?zquez, Vin?cius J?nior and Luka Jovic playing in attack.

Zaragoza had won eight of its last nine matches and entered Wednesday's match sitting fourth in the 22-team second-分割 standings. It is looking to return to the 最高の,を越す tier for the first time since the 2012-13 season.

The Copa is 存在 played in 選び出す/独身-排除/予選 g ames this season, except in the 準決勝.

VALENCIA SCRAPES THROUGH

Valencia (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Cultural Leonesa 4-2 勝利,勝つ on 刑罰,罰則s に引き続いて a 0-0 draw after extra time.

Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech saved the first two 刑罰,罰則s he 直面するd in the shooutout, and playmaker Dani Parejo 変えるd the 決定的な 位置/汚点/見つけ出す kick to send the 訪問者s through.

Cultural Leonesa, which was trying to reach the last eight for the first time, had one of the game's best 得点する/非難する/20ing chances when Juli?n Luque's 発射 from inside the area 攻撃する,衝突する the crossbar in the first half of extra time.

Cultural Leonesa 除去するd Atl?tico Madrid 2-1 in the previous 一連の会議、交渉/完成する.

OTHER RESULTS

Villarreal 得点する/非難する/20d goals in the 83rd and 85th minutes to 敗北・負かす second-分割 club Rayo Vallecano 2-0 in Madrid, while Real Sociedad 追い出すd Osasuna 3-1.

Granada needed extra time to (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 third-分割 club Badajoz 3-2. Badajoz 得点する/非難する/20d in second-half 停止 time to 軍隊 the 付加 30 minutes.

On Tuesday, 運動競技の Bilbao 前進するd by (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing second-分割 club Tenerife 4-2 on 刑罰,罰則s.

Barcelona, struggling under new coach Quique Seti?n, hosts Legan?s on Thursday. The Catalan club was 走者-up to Valencia last season.

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