BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Defending champion Sevilla advanced to the quarterfinals of Spain's Copa del Rey by beating Malaga 3-0 and eliminating its Andalusian neighbor 8-3 on aggregate on Wednesday.
Koffi Romaric scored his third goal of the series with a long strike that grazed Malaga's Nabil Baha before sailing into the left corner of the net in the 51st minute, and second-half substitute Diego Perotti sped past his marker and tapped in Jesus Navas' cross in the 65th.
After Malaga was reduced to 10 men by Weligton's sending off in the 72nd, Luis Fabiano capped the win by curling in a free kick in the last minute.
Malaga had the better share of the scoring chances early on but could not covert them into goals in a game that featured the debut of four of its winter reinforcements: Ignacio Camacho, Martin Demichelis, goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo, and former Sevilla midfielder Vincenzo Maresca.
"With the score 0-0 at halftime, we could move the ball better in the midfield and wear Malaga down," said Sevilla coach Gregorio Manzano, whose team has won three straight in all competitions.
Also Wednesday, Adrian Lopez scored a hat trick to rally Deportivo La Coruna to a 3-1 extra-time win and knock out second-division Cordoba 4-2 on aggregate.
David Arteaga put Cordoba ahead in the 86th, but Adrian equalized for Deportivo from the penalty spot in the 90th after Cordoba's Jonathan Sesma handled in the area.
Cordoba played the extra period with 10 men after Miguel Angel Tena was sent off in injury time, and Adrian scored the winner in the 103rd when Juan Carlos Valeron put him through the defense. The striker got the third in the 131st, also from the penalty spot.
Later, Barcelona visited Athletic Bilbao with the series even after a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou stadium.
On Thursday, Real Madrid travels to Levante with the knockout virtually certain after a 8-0 thrashing in the first game, and Villarreal faces Valencia with everything in play after the 0-0 draw at Mestalla Stadium. Also, Espanyol tries to overturn Atletico Madrid's 1-0 lead at home, Almeria defends its 4-3 advantage at Mallorca, and Getafe welcomes second-division leader Betis with Michel Gonzalez's team ahead 2-1.
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