In Spain, the King's Cup tournament saw the first sixteen final matches played. Defending champions "Barcelona" clashed with "Murcia" in an away game. The Catalans did not encounter any difficulties without their main stars - Paco Alcacer, Gerardo Deulofeu, and Arnaizo Jose's goals guaranteed a 3-0 victory. The return match between "Barcelona" and "Murcia" will take place at the "Camp Nou" stadium on November 29th. Also, victorious against their opponents and close to reaching the quarterfinals are "Sevilla" and "Valencia". Two other "La Liga" representatives - "Real Betis" and "Alaves" - achieved slightly tougher victories. Experiencing an unexpected defeat in the away game was the struggling throughout the season "Malaga", losing to the "Numancia" team. Results: "Murcia" 0 - 3 "Barcelona" "Cartagena" 0 - 3 "Sevilla" "Zaragoza" 0 - 2 "Valencia" "Cadiz" 1 - 2 "Real Betis" "Getafe" 0 - 1 "Alaves" "Numancia" 2 - 1 "Malaga"
