On Wednesday, five more first knockout round matches were played in the King's Cup of Spain. Madrid's "Atletico" played away against "Elche", who are competing in the second league. Diego Simeone's players did not take a win in the first match - the hosts achieved a draw. In the 17th minute, Thomas put "Atletico" ahead, but in the 52nd minute, "Elche" converted a penalty kick and prevented the reigning champions from returning home with a victory. The second leg match will take place at the "Wanda Metrapolitano" stadium in almost a month. The other matches ended with "Ponferradina" defeating "Villarreal", "Athletic Bilbao" drawing with "Formentera", and victories for "Leganes" and "Celta" clubs. Results: "Elche" 1 - 1 "Atletico" "Formentera" 1 - 1 "Athletic Bilbao" "Ponferradina" 1 - 0 "Villarreal" "Valladolid" 1 - 2 "Leganes" "Eibar" 1 - 2 "Celta"
