On Tuesday, the first two matches of the King's Cup quarter-finals were played in Spain. The first meeting took place in the city of Vigo, where the local team "Celta" clashed with Bilbao "Athletic". The Basque team defeated the hosts with a score of 2-4 and gained good chances to reach the quarter-finals. The winners were marked by Mikel San Jose, Markel Susaeta, and Aritz Aduriz, who scored two goals. In the 71st minute, "Celta" played with ten men, as David Costas was sent off the field for a second yellow card. In the other match, "Malaga" showed superiority over Valencian "Levante" with a 2-0 result in front of their home crowd. Juan Anor and Ricardo Horta scored the goals for Malaga. The return leg of the quarter-finals between "Athletic" and "Celta" will be played at the home arena of Celta on January 14th, while "Malaga" will face "Levante" again one day earlier. Results: "Celta Vigo" 2 - 4 "Athletic Bilbao" 5' [0 - 1] M.San Jose 11' [1 - 1] A.Lopez 15' [1 - 2] A.Aduriz 54' [2 - 2] Charles 61' [2 - 3] M.Susaeta 87' [2 - 4] A.Aduriz (penalty kick) 71' D.Costas ("Celta") sent off the field "Malaga" 2 - 0 "Levante" 16' [1 - 0] J.Anor 78' [2 - 0] R.Horta
