In the early morning of December 16, Beijing time, the second round of the Spanish King's Cup, Villarreal and Sevilla played. In the end, Villarreal beat the lower team Sanlugio 7-1, setting a 31-year record. Sevilla refused to be upset and fought hard for penalties to advance.
Because of the multi-front battle, Villarreal is currently only 13th in La Liga! However, in the Champions League, they were in the same group as Manchester United, Atalanta and Bernese youngsters, and finally beat Atalanta to advance to the round of 16 with the second place in the group. In the next knockout round, Villarreal's opponent was Juventus. In fact, Villarreal originally drew Manchester City, which basically meant that they missed the quarter-finals. But fortunately after the re-draw, Villarreal's opponent became Juventus, and team director Marcos Senna said in an interview that it was a better result for them.
Back in the country, Villarreal exploded as they eliminated Sanlugiono 7-1 in the second round of the Copa del Rey. Paco is the MVP, scoring 2 goals, 1 assist and 3 in a single game.
What's even more remarkable is that Villarreal beat Victoria FC 8-0 in the first round and now beat Sanlugiono 7-1, a record of 31 years. Having scored 7+ goals in two consecutive Copa del Rey matches, the last time it was in 1990, when Osasuna made it 8-1 in two consecutive games to eliminate Siero.
Sevilla finished 2nd in La Liga and with one less game, they trailed Real Madrid by eight points. This season, Barca have been in a slump, already 18 points behind Real Madrid, and Sevilla is one of those who can challenge the Galaxy.
Now in the Copa del Rey, Sevilla has almost exploded a big cold. Facing Tier 4 side Andráráci, Sevilla were dragged into a penalty shootout. In regular time, the two sides fight 1-1! Penalty shootout, Andrach lost the first round and Sevilla lost the third round. Finally, in the seventh round, Andrach lost a penalty and a penalty shootout, and Sevilla won 6-5, narrowly winning 7-6 on aggregate.