The Copa del Rey Juvenil gets red hot. Some of the great quarries of Spanish football say goodbye in the round of 16 of the competition. This is the case of Villarreal, current champion, or Athletic, who fought until extra time. In the quarterfinals, which will take place in a month, will be Real Madrid, Atlético, Espanyol, Betis, Celta, Tenerife, Granada and Levante. The pairings will be raffled over the next few weeks by the Spanish Football Federation.
Three games were played on Saturday. One of high flying. It was about the visit of Real Madrid to the defending champion. Villarreal, who were feisty in the early stages of the match, ended up conceding the victory to the Whites, who put the pass on track in the first half thanks to goals from Salazar and Iglesias. Piñeiro, in the second half, approached Villarreal after scoring an own goal to make it 1-2. Atlético, meanwhile, was the team that showed the most punch in this round. They beat Las Palmas by a resounding 2-6. Thanks to braces from Marcos Denia and Javier Currás and goals from Ricoy and Corral. Ferrer and Guedes scored for the Canarian team.
More suffered were the passes from Betis, on penalties against Racing, and Levante, who eliminated Athletic in extra time. The youngsters of the Bilbao club took the lead with a goal from Miguel after nine minutes, but José Cambra and Andrés García came from behind. Miguel, again, saw the goal to achieve the tie and force extra time. Hugo Redón, in 99′, sealed the tie for Levante.
Tenerife made it through against a feisty Alboraya and Espanyol had to come from behind against Osasuna in the second half. Granada, meanwhile, beat Damm 1-2 thanks to goals from Mario González and Samu Omorodion. Junior closed the gap in 89′. Celta had fewer problems, beating Málaga 0-2 with goals from Hugo Álvarez and Conde.
The eight winners of this tie will play the Youth Cup quarterfinals in a month, on the weekend of March 27. yesIt will be in the coming weeks, with no specific date yet, when the Spanish Football Federation will hold the draw to find out the quarterfinal pairings.
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