El Barcelona sufrió el miércoles como local y empató 2-2 con el Real Madrid para clasificar a las semifinales de la Copa del Rey del fútbol español, en un partido en que el equipo blanco se recuperó de una desventaja de dos goles y tuvo varias opciones para ganar.
El conjunto catalán, que pasó de ronda con un marcador agregado de 4-2, tuvo muchos problemas ante su clásico rival, especialmente en defensa.

SPANISH FOOTBALL action with two 2º leg SPANISH CUP ( Copa del Rey ) quarter-finals clashes tonight with the following final results & scorers. Mallorca-Bilbao REAL MALLORCA hosted ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO with a 0 - 2 deficit from the 1º leg encounter. The home team was vibed up to attempt to turn around the result but failed to do so as the "Basque" Club defended well & played it cool to keep

By Chris Wright

There were amazing scenes in Spain last night, where third tier part-timers CD Mirandés beat La Liga side Espanyol 2-1 in injury time at the tiny, 6,000-capacity Anduva Stadium to secure themselves a 4-4 aggregate (away goals) win and a berth in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey in the process.

What an amazing story Mirandes is. The club, stuck in the third-tier of Spanish football, came from a goal down to beat Espanyol 2-1 in their Copa Del Rey quarter-final second leg and progress to the tournaments semi-finals on the away goals rule.

Espanyol took a precarious 3-2 first-leg lead to Mirandés tiny stadium in Miranda de Ebro in northern Spain.

Wow what a comeback!! Espanyol scored three goals in four minutes to snatch a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at home to third-tier Mirandes in a King's Cup quarter-final first leg on Tuesday.

Mirandes have been the Cinderella team of this years tournament, having already knocked out La Liga sides Villarreal and Racing Santander in the early rounds.

FC Barcelona continued with their winning streak at home in La Liga with a very hard fought 4-2 victory against an inspired Real betis side. The match started very brightly for us going 2-0 up within 12 minute, then turned into a nightmare when Real Betis equalised early into second half.

Real Madrid need a late winner from Jose Callejon to beat Real Mallorca and ensure they continued with their amazing streak that has seen them win 3 fixtures since their infamous 3-1 home loss to Barcelona.

Madrid do not seem like letting go of the top spot at least for now and though their arch rivals Barca are yet to play, a win for the Catalans will only bring them to within 5 points of Madrid.

Real Madrid need a late winner from Jose Callejon to beat Real Mallorca and ensure they continued with their amazing streak that has seen them win 3 fixtures since their infamous 3-1 home loss to Barcelona.

Madrid do not seem like letting go of the top spot at least for now and though their arch rivals Barca are yet to play, a win for the Catalans will only bring them to within 5 points of Madrid.

Real Mallorca vs Real Madrid 1-2 Highlights 2012 Video Goals Callejon Higuain Hemed is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Real Mallorca vs Real Madrid 1-2 Highlights 2012 Video Goals Callejon Higuain Hemed is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Real Mallorca vs Real Madrid 2012 ( Mallorca Madrid video below) Final score and result:- Real Mallorca vs Real Madrid 1-2 ( Hemed/ Callejon, Higuain) Iberostar Estadi- 14th January, 2012- Saturday- [.

By Chris Wright

It's fair to say that Real Sociedad 'keeper Enaut Zubikarai had what's known in technical terms as a 'stinker' last night. With his side 2-0 up from the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie with Real Mallorca and going one-nil up in the second leg after 16 minutes, Zubikarai then conceded four goal in the space of seven minutes before half-time.

Real Madrid set up a potential Copa Del Rey quarter-final against FC Barcelona after a 1-0 victory against Málaga earned the Whites a 4-2 aggregate win.

It was a tense night as Malaga only needed a 1-0 victory in order to advance on the away goals rule. In a very tactical first half the best chance fell to Sergio Ramos, whose header right before half-time just missed the target.

Sorry for this very late round-up ( summary ) of yesterdays SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA Round 18 Saturday games. I was out of town & was not able to post anything until now. Said this, here is a very quick summary of the results & scorers. REAL SOCIEDAD 0 - OSASUNA 0 LEVANTE 0 - REAL MALLORCA 0 MALAGA 0 - ATLETICO DE MADRID 0 .

Jose Callejon scored twice as holders Real Madrid crushed Ponferradina 5-1 in a Copa del Rey last-32 second leg to progress 7-1 on aggregate.

Espanyol, Real Mallorca and Sevilla also booked their places in the last 16 with victories. The rest of the second legs are to be played on Wednesday and Thursday before the start of Spain's two-week winter break.

Brolly bad luck The La Liga match between Granada and Real Mallorca was called off after an assistant referee was struck by an umbrella. The linesman was left with a deep cut to his cheek after being hit by the stray accessory. After spotting his bleeding colleague, the referee immediately took all the match officials [.

A faulty umberella has been blamed for the abandonment of Sunday's La Liga fixture between Granada and Real Mallorca.

Granada had just taken a 2-1 lead with about half an hour on the clock when the game was stopped after a linesman was hit with a flying object in the face drawing blood.

Here are the results of the three SPANISH FOOTBALL matches played tonight as part of Round 12 of LA LIGA. Sevilla-Mallorca REAL MALLORCA drew 0 - 0 with SEVILLA FC with the home-side letting off the hook a low performing visiting team. Mallorca created multiple chances which they did not convert into goal & they also kept finding Sevilla goalie Javi Varas who put in another extraordinary

Lionel Messi was the star of the show after he bagged his 2nd consecutive hat-trick as Barcelona smashed Viktoria Plzen 4-0 to seal their passage into the last 16. Messi bagged another hat-trick after hitting three against Real Mallorca on the weekend in a 5-0 rout, and the Argentine's gigantic appetite for goals never ceases [.

Champions League action resumes tomorrow with some very interesting fixtures. Real Madrid host Lyon at the Bernabeu while Napoli travel to Munich to face in form Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

However, the match that could prove decisive in Group A will be between EPL leaders Manchester City and Spanish side Villarreal.

A stunning late comeback from Malaga maintained their position at the top of the La Liga. The Andalusian side were briefly knocked off the top by Valencia, but they defeated Getafe 3-2 to reclaim pole position on Saturday.

Getafe led 2-1 in the 88th minute remaining courtesy of goals from Pedro Leon and substitute Nicolas Fedor Miku, either side of Ruud van Nistelrooy's equaliser.

By Alan Duffy

Former Danish international becomes the latest victim of a relatively recent trend of assistant managers getting the boot rather the manager.

The former Arsenal midfielder thus follows Rovers' chief scout, chairman, finance director and secretary out the Ewood Park door and one wonders if Steve Kean will be next.

By Chris Wright

In which profligate Real Betis pair Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina (the main culprit) conspire to crack the ball off the woodwork three times in the space of three seconds, each from ever-decreasing range, during their game against Real Mallorca over the weekend.

A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick helped Real Madrid get their La Liga campaign off to a perfect start with a commanding 6-0 victory over Real Zaragoza on Sunday as they look to claw the league title back from Barcelona.

Real coach Jose Mourinho warned that the opening weekend of fixtures often spring surprises, but the game went according to plan for the Spanish giants and will serve as a statement of intent for Barça who are in action tomorrow at Villarreal.

La Liga outfit Real Mallorca have completed the signing of defender Gianni Zuiverloon from West Brom.

What do Tomar Hemed, Craig Conway and Neil Danns all have in common?

All three were targeted by Scottish champions Rangers and all three turned them down FLAT.

After securing their 54th championship on the final day of last season, there was an expectation at Ibrox that it would just be a case of Ally McCoist stepping into Walter Smith's shoes at the club and hitting the ground running.

Real Zaragoza have applied to the courts to go into voluntary administration in a bid to sort out their finances.

Zaragoza avoided relegation on the final day of the season last month and have sought protection from creditors while they put together a new plan to deal with a net debt of 110 million euros ($161 million).

Just Football: La Liga 2010-11 Team of the Season (minus Real Madrid and Barcelona) is a post from: Just Football

So, now that the 2010/11 La Liga season is over, it's time to look back and pick out some of the standout performers of the last nine months. However, in a cunning twist, I have decided that it would be far more interesting if we just ignored everyone that plays for Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Valencia ensured third place in La Liga and an automatic berth in next season's Champions League when they drew 0-0 at home to city neighbours Levante and nearest rivals Villarreal lost 3-1 at home to Real Madrid.

With one match remaining, Valencia have 68 points, six ahead of Villarreal, who are assured of fourth and go into the qualifying round for Europe's elite club competition.

La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 27: Pellegrini's decision backfires on relegation-threatened Málaga is a post from: Just Football

Things aren't looking good for Málaga, and this week coach Manuel Pellegrini is the villain. Well, "villain" might be slightly harsh and probably sounds like something straight from a Marca editorial, but it hasn't been the best of weeks for the former Real Madrid boss, let's say.

La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 25/26: Real Madrid hit seven past weakened Málaga is a post from: Just Football

As you may have noticed, the schedule in Spain is hectic at the moment – round 25 of La Liga was played at the weekend, while round 26 was a midweek affair, with games being played from Tuesday to Thursday.

Round 23 of the Spanish Football League has given us all weekend some surprise result, & tonight with the last match there has´nt been any exception. Tonight REAL MALLORCA played with ATHLETIC DE BILBAO to close the Round with the now habitual Monday night match. Webo scores the winner The final result was a 1 - 0 victory for Real Mallorca thanks to the goal scored by WEBO in the 11th min.

SPANISH FOOTBALL celebrated six matches today of the SPANISH LEAGUE - LA LIGA as part of Round 21 that has given the following results & scorers. Sporting Gijon player Novo (right) scores REAL SPORTING DE GIJON notched up its third straight victory with a 0 - 4 result over REAL MALLORCA who are going through a difficult moment.

MADRID, Spain Real Madrid confirmed on their website on Tuesday they had signed Manchester City's Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan till the end of the season. The 26-year-old has been brought in to add urgently needed firepower after Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuain underwent surgery to fix a slipped disc earlier this month and [.

Karim Benzema rescued Real Madrid as they stayed in contact with La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 1-0 victory over Real Mallorca. Mallorca's defence had done well to keep out the hosts until Benzema struck after 61 minutes with a well-taken goal to move Madrid to within four points of Barca.

Karim Benzema rescued Real Madrid as they enjoyed a 1-0 victory over Real Mallorca. Espanyol boosted their hopes of a place in next season's Champions League as they came from a goal down to beat Getafe 3-1 in Madrid. Villarreal climbed to third place with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Real Sociedad.

MADRID, Spain — Misfit striker Karim Benzema reminded Jose Mourinho of his talents on Sunday, scoring the 60th-minute goal in Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Real Mallorca which cut Barcelona's lead back to four points. Mourinho said Benzema, a 35-million euro signing from Lyon, needed to step up his game and the 23-year-old responded as [.

MADRID, Spain — Champions Barcelona went seven points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish first division on Saturday as goals from Pedro Rodriguez, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta sealed a 3-0 home win over Racing Santander. Barcelona had lost 3-1 to Real Betis in their midweek Kings Cup match although [.

SPANISH FOOTBALL celebrated the last match of the Spanish League - La Liga Round 19 with its now habitual Monday Night Soccer clash. ATLETICO DE MADRID managed a confidence booster winning 3 - 0 REAL MALLORCA to gain important points & maintain themselves in Euro ladder positions. Atletico was morally wounded last week when they were defeated 3 - 1 by Real Madrid in the 1º st leg of the Spanish

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 18th and 19th La Liga goals of the season and Kaka made his first appearance in 8 months as Real Madrid beat city rivals Getafe 3-2 at stay two points behind leaders Barcelona.

Real took the lead in the 11th-minute lead when Angel Di Maria was pulled down in the penalty box and Ronaldo blasted the spot kick past Getafe keeper Jordi Codina.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 18th and 19th La Liga goals of the season and Kaka made his first appearance in 8 months as Real Madrid beat city rivals Getafe 3-2 at stay two points behind leaders Barcelona.

Real took the lead in the 11th-minute lead when Angel Di Maria was pulled down in the penalty box and Ronaldo blasted the spot kick past Getafe keeper Jordi Codina.