After a round of fixtures in the Copa Del Rey Round of 32, Levante are the only La Liga side in a tie with a lower division side who will not be favorites to advance after next week's second legs. La Liga's Cinderella story couldn't keep up their form against Deportivo La Coruña, losing 3-1 to the Segunda promotion favorites. Real Madrid and Sevilla clinched wins against lower division sides in their ties, while Valencia and Villarreal both drew.
Copa Del Rey 2011, Round Of 32: Real Madrid, Sevilla Coasting Through After Road Wins
Real Madrid played mostly a second team, but the always fit Cristiano Ronaldo still made an appearance and scored a goal for Los Merengues in their 2-0 win over Ponferradina. Jose Maria Callejon scored the other goal, while Raul Albiol was sent off. If you're wondering why you haven't seen him in the first team lately, there's your answer!
There were three matches in the Round of 32 between two La Liga sides. Malaga defeated Getafe 1-0 in Madrid to make themselves heavy favorites to advance, Real Sociedad crushed Granada 4-1 at home, and Racing Santander barely squeaked out a 3-2 home win against Rayo Vallecano. Here are all the results.
Scores
Cadiz 0-0 Valencia
Ponferradina 0-2 Real Madrid
AD Alcorcon 1-1 Real Zaragoza
Almeria 1-3 Osasuna
Celta Vigo 0-0 Espanyol
Cordoba 1-0 Real Betis
Deportivo La Coruña 3-1 Levante
Getafe 0-1 Malaga
Mirandes 1-1 Villarreal
Racing Santander 3-2 Rayo Vallecano
Real Sociedad 4-1 Granada
San Roque 0-1 Sevilla
Previous Round of 32 Results
Hospitalet 0-1 Barcelona
Albacete 2-1 Atletico Madrid
Real Oviedo 0-1 Athletic Bilbao
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