In the early morning of January 7, Beijing time, the third round of the 2021-22 King's Cup broke out two cold goals, two La Liga teams Girona and Gijón Sport eliminated La Liga teams Osasuna and Villarreal successively to advance to the round of 16.
Girona narrowly beat Osasuna 1-0. In the opening 6th minute, Santiago Bueno accurately guided the front, Jungka successfully countered the offside, faced the goalkeeper in the penalty area, and calmly pushed the far corner to win!
The goal also allowed Girona to reach the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey for two consecutive seasons, setting the best record in team history. The last time the two teams met was in the 15/16 promotion play-off, when Osasuna doubled Girona over two legs to return to La Liga. This time, Girona also completed his revenge.
At the moment, Girona are in good shape, with a good record of seven unbeaten rounds in all competitions (6 wins and 1 draw), located in the promotion play-offs, and are one of the favourites to return to the top flight.
Gijón Sport beat Villarreal 2-1. Villarreal has been in excellent form since last December, winning six straight in all competitions. In the first two rounds of the Copa del Rey, they eliminated two lower league teams with 8-0 and 7-1 scores respectively. However, due to the African Cup of Nations and other reasons, only 14 people were available in the first team, and coach Emery was forced to put 7 B players on the list for this game.
Against La Liga mid-range side Gijón Sport, Villarreal scored a goal by Albiol, but then Djurjevic equalised and Milovanov scored in the 88th minute. The yellow submarine was unfortunately out, and Gijón Sport returned to the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey after three years.
It is worth mentioning that in this Gijón Sports lineup there is also an "old acquaintance" of Chinese fans - coach Gayego. He briefly returned to Espanyol between June and October 2019 as "FireFighting Manager". Chinese striker Wu Lei won the favor of the Spanish manager, with 2 goals and 1 assist in the account.
However, Gijón Sport's record in the league this season is not ideal, and Gayego is facing the crisis of dismissal.