MADRID, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona all but sealed their place in the last 16 of the King' s Cup kcokout competition as they sailed through their first leg tie 4-0 away to third tier side, Huesca.
Ivan Rakitic, Andres Inesta and Pedro Rodriguez put Barca 3-0 up by halftime and Rafinha rounded off the scoring 18 minutes from time.
Logically (and sadly) there was a lot of interest in the matches which saw Deportivo la Coruna entertain Malaga and Atletico Madrid visit third tier side, Hospitalet, following the fight between Atletico and Deportivo 'Ultras' which left one Deportivo supporter dead on Sunday.
Deportivo' s game was played in front of a ground which has only a small number of fans in the stands and the stand where Deportivo' s 'Riazor Blues' ultra group closed for the game, although the fact the two sides meet again in the BBVA Primera Liga on Saturday also took some appeal from the game.
Malaga took the lead through Ignacia Camaco, but Touche, who was unlucky to have a goal ruled out in the first half, levelled the score midway through the second half.
Atletico meanwhile took a comfortable 3-0 win thanks to second half goals from Antoine Griezmann and a penalty from Gabi Fernandez and an injury time goal from Cristiano Rodriguez..
Granada striker Jhon Cordoba scored the only goal of the game as his side took a 1-0 first leg advantage against Cordoba, who have still to win a competitive match this season.
Sevilla are in the last 16, something that was never in doubt following their 6-1 win away to Sabadell in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie, a result which reduced the return leg to little more than contractual obligation.
Sevilla fell behind to their second tier visitors, but goals from Kevin Gameiro and an Iago Aspes hat-trick in just 3 minutes helped see them through to a comfortable 11-2 aggregate rounded off by a Deulofeu goal.