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Urko Iceta: "The team has proved capable of turning the game around."
Athletic player Urko Izeta talks about the match against Cultural Leonesa at the end of the match.
Lisci, on the expulsion: "A lack not seen by the referee before 1-2 has conditioned the outcome."
Osasuna's coach, Alessio Lisci, has analyzed the match against the Royal Society and stressed that an arbitral error has conditioned the elimination.
Unai Marrero: "It's been a dream night."
The goalkeeper of the Royal Society Unai Marrero has been one of the protagonists of his victory against Osasuna in the King's Cup and has told how he has lived it.
The Royal Society has gone back to Osasuna in the derbi and has qualified for the penalty batch for the quarter-finals of the Cup
The Navarro team advanced 0-2 with goals of Moncayola and Oyarzabal on their own doorstep, but Turrientes and Zubeldia tied, in the final minutes; in the discount, Aitor Fernández stopped a penalty, and in the penalty launches Unai Marrero stopped two.
Athletic survived a crazy game in Leon and advanced in the Cup (3-4)
With six goals in the first half, the Valverde team has been able to match the match three times. After the break, the red-white team has been left with one less player because Paredes has seen the red card, and Unai Gómez's penalty goal in the discount has decided the match.
Coudet: "For nine years now, the Alavés have not qualified for the quarterfinals, it would be nice."
"We have completed the best first round of the last five years, which is no small thing, we have the opportunity to enter the quarterfinals tomorrow, which the club has not achieved nine years ago, so it is no small thing," said the Babazorro coach.
The workday has taken the atmosphere away from the run-up to the Cup derbi between Real Sociedad and Osasuna
Fans of both teams have a working day, so there are few lucky people who have been able to enjoy the preview from the first hour of the day. It will not be until late in the afternoon that the streets of San Sebastian will be filled with football.
About Valverde Ziganda: "You have a special connection with some people, and I have that connection with him."
"We had it in the field when we played and also outside, but that doesn't take away from us not wanting to see each other tomorrow," joked the red-white technician. On the other hand, Valverde has warned that "the only way" to face the Copa del Rey championship against the Cultural Leonesa is to "come out strong" facing the "pressure" of the beating received in the Supercup against Barcelona.
The Real Sociedad-Osasuna King's Cup derbi will be played on Tuesday, January 13 at 21:00
Cultural Leonesa-Athletic will also be played on Tuesday at 21:00, while Alavés and Rayo Vallecano will be played on Wednesday at 21:00 in Mendizorroza.
Real Sociedad-Osasuna, Alavés-Rayo Vallecano and Cultural Leonesa-Athletic, in the eighth finals of the Copa del Rey
The qualifiers will be played in a single game and will be held on 13, 14 or 15 January.
The eight-finals of the King's Cup and the quarter-finals of the Queen's Cup will be drawn on January 7
In the King's Cup (the draw will begin at 13:00), Alavés, Athletic, Osasuna and Real Sociedad are ranked; in the Queen's Cup (the draw will begin at 16:30), Real and Athletic will meet their rivals.
Jauregizar: "Marking with Athletic is always a very nice feeling."
The midfielder Bermeotarra scored the goal that gave the red-whites the classification for the 8th finals. He believes his team has played "a very serious game from start to finish."
Jauregizar rescued Athletic in the extension, in the mud of the O Couto football field (0-1)
In the second half Guruzeta sent a ball to the larghill on the clearest occasion of the first 90 minutes.
Alessio Lisci: "The cup is very easy until you go out into the field."
Alessio Lisci analyzed at a press conference his victory over the Huesca in the King's Cup game.
Coudet regrets the injuries of Jonny and Boye: "The match against Seville has cost us quite dearly."
For the Albiazul coach, the team has played "a good game" and "deserved the win." He also regretted not having been able to close the game with a second goal: "With the last move we always end up suffering a little." He explained that Jonny's problem seems to be an overload, but Lucas Boye's injury "is probably more complex."
A penalty goal by Carlos Vicente has ranked the Alavés to octaves after defeating Seville
Lucas Boye's entry into the field in the second half has been decisive. The Argentine striker has provoked a penalty that has had to be replaced shortly afterwards by injury.
Osasuna has eliminated Huesca (2-4) in the extension and is in the eighth finals of the King's Cup
The Huesca advanced 1-0, but Raúl García de Haro quickly tied; in the discount, Raúl García de Haro, once again, scored 1-2, Osambela achieved 2-3, and Budimir made the fourth.
Valverde: "We have to adapt to the field, the Cup is like this, a box full of surprises."
"People outside don't know the difficulties of this kind of game, even sometimes the players don't know it either. They only realize it when the game starts, and at that moment you're already losing. If the player isn't ready for two minutes, that won't stop," the Athletic coach warned in the run-up to the Cup Final 16 elimination.
Alavés receives Seville in the only duel between first-class teams, while Osasuna will have to get the classification in Huesca
The Alavés team will receive Seville in Mendizorroza after putting Real Madrid in trouble in the League. On the other hand, Osasuna arrives in Huesca with the illusion of moving forward in the Cup, despite looking forward to the Basque derbi against the Alavés on Saturday.
Jon Ansotegi: "It took us a while, but I'm happy because victory has come."
After defeating Eldense, the Royal Society has managed to advance in the King's Cup. Jon Ansotegi made an analysis of the match at a press conference.