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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the country's giants had different success in the first round matches of the Spanish Cup tournament ("Copa del Rey").
Madrid's "Real" football players crushed Valencia's "Levante" 8-0 at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium, securing an easy stroll in the return match that will take place in the first week of the New Year.
In the ranks of the winners, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo stood out with "hattricks", while Mesut Ozil and Pedro Leon each added another goal.
Meanwhile, "Barcelona" failed to overcome Bilbao's "Athletic" resistance in front of their own fans - the match ended goalless.
A draw was also recorded in the meeting between Valencia and Villarreal players. Lithuania's national team defender Marius Stankevicius represented the "Bats" and played the full 90 minutes.
Results:
"Valencia" 0 - 0 "Villarreal"
"Barcelona" 0 - 0 Bilbao "Athletic"
"Cordoba" 1 - 1 La Coruna "Deportivo"
Sevilla's "Betis" 1 - 2 Madrid's "Getafe"
"Almeria" 4 - 3 "Mallorca"
"Sevilla" 5 - 3 "Malaga"
Madrid's "Real" 8 - 0 Valencia's "Levante"
Madrid's "Atletico" 1 - 0 Barcelona's "Espanyol"
