Villarreal crashed out to third tier opposition, costing Juan Carlos Garrido his job, while Atletico Madrid were also on the wrong end of a giant killing.
Yellow Submarines sunk as Atletico also crash out
Villarreal crashed out to third tier opposition, costing Juan Carlos Garrido his job, while Atletico Madrid were also on the wrong end of a giant killing.
Deportivo La Coruna were reduced to nine men as they bowed out and Malaga left it late to book their safe passage into the last 16.
Villarreal were stunned 2-0 at El Madrigal by third division
Mirandes, with Munoz Pablo Infante stepping off the bench to bag a brace and hand the minnows a shock 3-0 aggregate success.
Atletico Madrid were also undone on home soil, with third tier
Albacete picking up a 1-0 win that saw them through 3-1 on aggregate.
Real Zaragoza were another top flight casualty, with two goals in the last three minutes of the game seeing
Alcoron secure a 3-0 aggregate win.
Arouna Kone struck in extra-time as
Levante edged out nine-man
Deportivo La Coruna 5-4 on aggregate, with a 4-1 win on the night seeing them through.
Diego Buonanotte pounced with four minutes remaining to ensure that
Malaga avoided extra-time with
Almeria, with a 2-2 draw taking them through 3-2 on aggregate.
Granada beat
Real Sociedad 2-1 but bowed out 5-3 on aggregate, while
Osasuna were held 1-1 by
Almeria to progress 4-2 over the course of the two legs.
Racing Santander went through on away goals after a 4-3 defeat to
Rayo Vallecano left them tied 6-6 on aggregate.
Away goals also saw
Cordoba through after their two-legged tie with
Real Betis ended 2-2, while
Athletic Bilbao remain in the competition after picking up 1-0 wins at home and away over
Oviedo.
