In the King's Cup, the second-leg quarter-final matches were completed on Thursday. After losing the first match in front of their audience, "Barcelona" rose to the challenge. Ernesto Valverde's proteges defeated Valencia's "Levante" and ultimately secured a ticket to the next stage. Catalans were led to victory and the next stage by Ousmane Dembele, who scored two goals in the first half in a few attacks and sent the team to the locker room in good spirits. Lionel Messi helped seal the deal in the 54th minute. However, even the crushing victory against "Levante" did not secure all points in this match. Before the match, there was a stir due to the first duel between the two clubs, as "Barcelona" used the services of academy player Chumi, who had previously earned his fifth yellow card in third division matches and was automatically supposed to miss the next match. Although certain Spanish sources reported that this disqualification does not apply in the King's Cup, the president of "Levante" confirmed that they will try to seek justice. "This is not an easy situation, as we are sportspeople and want fairness on the field," said Quico Catalanas before the match. - However, regardless of the result, we will contact the federation on Friday". "We will file a request if we do not advance to the next stage after the match at Camp Nou. If another situation arises, we will ask for an explanation from the federation," the "Levante" president said before the match when "Levante" suffered a defeat. In other tournament matches, Sevilla's "Real Betis" made it to the quarter-finals due to an away goal rule, while Barcelona's "Espanyol" eliminated "Villarreal" from the tournament after a 3-1 victory. Results: "Barcelona" 3 - 0 "Levante" (First match: 1-2, final result, 4-2) 30' [1 - 0] O. Dembele 31' [2 - 0] O. Dembele 54' [3 - 0] L. Messi "Real Sociedad" 2 - 2 "Real Betis" (First match: 0-0, final result, 2-2) 37' [0 - 1] S. Canales 40' [1 - 1] I. Zubeldia 62' [2 - 1] M. Merino 70' [2 - 2] Loren "Espanyol" 3 - 1 "Villarreal" (First match: 2-2, final result, 5-3) 34' [1 - 0] P. Piatti (11m penalty) 37' [2 - 0] B. Iglesias (11m penalty) 42' [2 - 1] S. Chukwueze 74' [3 - 1] B. Iglesias
