In the early morning of January 18, Beijing time, the Coppa Italia, the FA Cup, and the Spanish Copa del Rey ended a number of key matches, and Napoli drew 2-2 in regular time in the Coppa Italia 1/8 final, and the total score of the penalty shootout was 6-7 to Cremona and was eliminated. Liverpool beat Wolves 1-0 away in the FA Cup round of the third round of replay. In the 1/8 final of the Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad beat Mallorca 1-0 to advance to the last eight, and Sevilla FC beat Alavés 1-0 away to advance to the last eight.
Against Napoli, who play in rotation, Serie A "vice-captain" Cremona took the initiative in this Coppa Italia match, causing considerable trouble for the home team sitting at the Maradona Stadium. They scored frequently in the first half, with Okrek bringing the ball into the box and stepping on a good pass to the back point, and Picker pushed the goal in time. Napoli were awakened by the goal and they stepped up their attack to quickly regain the initiative, with Juan Jesus scoring with a header in confusion in front of goal, Joe Simeone receiving a cross from Zelbin and scoring a header that gave Napoli two goals in three minutes. In the second half, Napoli took control of the pitch, but Raspadori and Simeone wasted two good chances. Cremona, on the other hand, seized one of the few opportunities and scored in the 87th minute with an assist from Sarri Macchia to a 2-2 draw going into extra time. In the 100th minute, Cremona left-back Oliveira was sent off for a second yellow card for a foul, and two minutes later, Simeone hit the post with a shot from the spot. In the penalty shootout, Lobotka kicked a flying penalty, and Cremona hit all five free throws, and Napoli were eliminated 6-7 on aggregate.
Thanks to Liverpool's 2-2 draw at home to Wolves 10 days ago, the two sides had to play the FA Cup game again, but this time Wolves returned to their home turf. Liverpool sent a rotational squad in this game, led by new signing Gakpo. It seems that Liverpool did not take the game very seriously, and the players played more easily, and after surviving a wave of attacks from Wolves, they scored first. This is a Liverpool counterattack fast attack, Elliott dribbled all the way to the edge of the attacking third zone, because the opponent did not come forward to interfere, and the goalkeeper stood forward, he directly outside the box to hit the goal, the ball sank straight into the net, a beautiful world wave! Liverpool's attack with a goal in hand is unabated, and Gakpo and Carvalho have created more threatening chances. In the second half, Liverpool's attack slowed down and Wolves had a few good chances, but Traoré's volley from the goal line flew away and Rubenevis went just over the crossbar with a direct free-kick. In the end, Wolves failed to score and Liverpool won 1-0.
Against Mallorca, who are ranked in the middle of La Liga, Real Sociedad showed their strength in the opening stages of this Copa del Rey match, they patiently passed down in front, Suvimendi suddenly sent a clever straight through the Mallorca defense, Navarro led the ball sideways into the box and pushed directly into the far corner to give Real Sociedad the lead in the fifth minute. Halfway through the first half, Oyasabal received a 45-degree cross and shrewdly cut in to score a goal for Real Sociedad, but was ruled offside. In the second half, Mallorca made a series of threats to try to equalise, Kopeert hit the crossbar with a pad shot in the box, and Pretz added that it was deflected. Six minutes later, Plez's long-range shot from outside the box was deflected, and in the final stage, Grenier's long-range shot from outside the box was saved by the Royal Club goalkeeper. In the end, Real Sociedad won 1-0 and advanced to the last eight of the Copa del Rey.
Despite Sevilla's poor results this season, they showed their level against La Liga side Alaves in this round of the Copa del Rey. Alavés wasted a lot of good chances in the first half, with Moya's volley deflected from the penalty area, Rioja's volley from inside the box was saved and Rowe González deflected wide. Sevilla were more consistent, scoring early into the second half, with Keylor Navas making a precise cross from the right and Rakitic leaping overhead. With this wonderful goal, Sevilla won 1-0 to advance.