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Copa del Rey Round-Up: Two giant-killings as La Liga sides taken to the limits

December 5, 2025

Story byCopa del Rey Round-Up: Two giant-killings as La Liga sides taken to the limitsFootball EspanaFri, December 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM UTC·3 min readThe Copa del Rey Second Round brought two major giant-killings this week, as Catalan sides Espanyol and Girona both exited the competition. They were not the only sides pushed to the very limit though. Espanyol manager Manolo Gonzalez described their defeat to Atletico Baleares (1-0) as a ‘giant cock-up’, as one of the form teams in La Liga exited in remarkable fashion. Meanwhile Girona were also dumped out by Oursense 2-1 in Galicia.

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Scoring in the first minute, and then grabbing the winner with more than half an hour to hold out, they secured a famous victory over Michel Sanchez’s ailing side. Ourense eliminate Girona.
Image via EFEAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementValencia, Celta Vigo and Villarreal escape disasterHowever they were not the only La Liga sides in peril, with Villarreal needing penalties (5-3) to get past Antoniano in the fourth tier.
Valencia had a remarkable comeback against Cartagena, saving a penalty with two minutes to go in extra time.
A man down after Baptiste Santamaria’s red card in extra time, Jesus Vazquez grabbed a 120th-minute winner. Meanwhile Celta Vigo were also on the verge of disaster against Sant Andreu.
Following a 1-1 draw, 13 straight penalties were scored before Sant Andreu missed.

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Copa del Rey Round-Up: Two giant-killings as La Liga sides taken to the limits

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