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On Wednesday evening, two quarter-final matches of the King's Cup of Spain were played.
In Valencia, the second leg quarter-final match took place, where "Valencia" and Madrid's "Real" met. The result at the "Mestalla" stadium was locked at 1-1, which meant a triumph for the royal club.
At the end of the first half, José Mourinho's pupils took the lead, when striker Karim Benzema scored after a great pass from Xabi Alonso.
In the 51st minute, Fabio Coentrao received a second yellow card and had to leave the field, with a penalty kick awarded immediately after the incident, which was converted by Tino Costa.
In the other match, the players of "Sevilla" secured a crushing victory and a ticket to the cup semi-finals, playing in front of their audience against "Real Zaragoza".
Results:
"Valencia" 1 - 1 "Real Madrid" (First leg 0-2, final result 1-3) 44' [0 - 1] K.Benzema 52' [1 - 1] T.Costa 51' F.Coentrao ("Real Madrid") sent off 88' A.Di Maria ("Real Madrid") sent off
"Sevilla" 4 - 0 "Real Zaragoza" (First leg 0-0, final result 4-0) 36' [1 - 0] A.Negredo 45' [2 - 0] I.Rakitic 67' [3 - 0] A.Negredo (11m penalty) 90' [4 - 0] Manu 26' J.Fernandez ("Real Zaragoza") sent off 65' F.Gonzalez ("Real Zaragoza") sent off
