Overview
- Second-division Albacete eliminated Real Madrid 3-2 at home in dense fog in the round of 16.
- Xavi Villar opened the scoring and Jefte Betancor struck twice for Albacete, while Franco Mastantuono and Gonzalo García scored for Madrid.
- The game was Arbeloa’s first in charge after he replaced Xabi Alonso earlier in the week.
- Real Sociedad progressed past Osasuna after a 2-2 draw through extra time and a 4-3 win in the penalty shootout in San Sebastián.
- Mikel Oyarzabal scored an own goal and later missed an extra-time penalty, and substitute Arsen Zakharyan was Sociedad’s lone miss in the shootout.