Valencia's "Levante" is taking extreme measures to extend their journey in the King's Cup tournament. In the match on Thursday, "Barcelona" defeated "Levante" players 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals with an overall score of 4-2. Despite the clear defeat, "Levante" still believes they can stay in the tournament. Reports in the Spanish media after the match revealed that in the first leg, "Barcelona" used academy player Chumi, who had received a yellow card in a third league match prior to the game and was supposed to miss the next match automatically. Due to the same reason, "Real" Madrid was eliminated from the King's Cup before. However, certain sources claim that the rule has changed and now player suspensions only apply to the tournament in which they received a red card or surpassed the yellow card limit. "Barcelona" feels secure because of this reason, but not all of the Spanish Football Federation rules are clearly understood by everyone, which is why "Levante" decided to send an official letter requesting an explanation and investigation of a possible violation. It was already clear yesterday that "Levante" would address the federation in one way or another - the club president announced this before the match. "This is not an easy situation because we are sports people and want to win on the field," said Quico Catalanas before the game. "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 occurs, we will ask for an explanation from the federation," said the "Levante" president before the match, after the team suffered a setback.
El #LevanteUD ha presentado esta mañana la denuncia en la @rfef por la alineación indebida de un jugador del @FCBarcelona_es en el partido de ida de los octavos de final de la #CopaDelRey
— Levante UD (@LevanteUD) January 18, 2019
