Madrid rallies past Villarreal in Copa; Barça beats Ceuta
Barcelona's Raphinha, left, and Ceuta's David Alfonso fight for the ball during a Copa del Rey soccer match between Ceuta and Barcelona, at the Alfonso Murube stadium in Ceuta, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Antonio Sempere]
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid rallied to overcome a two-goal deficit in the first half and defeat Villarreal 3-2 to advance to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals for the second straight season. Dani Ceballos, Vinícius Júnior and Éder Militão scored for Madrid. Barcelona earlier kept momentum from its Spanish Super Cup triumph by routing third-division club Ceuta 5-0 to reach the last eight. Robert Lewandowski scored twice for Barcelona. The Catalan club beat Madrid in the Super Cup final on Sunday in Saudi Arabia to clinch its first title since Lionel Messi left in 2021. Raphinha, Ansu Fati and Franck Kessié also scored for Barcelona on Thursday.
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Ceuta's Nito Gonzalez, left, and Barcelona's Pablo Torre fight for the ball during a Copa del Rey soccer match between Ceuta and Barcelona, at the Alfonso Murube stadium in Ceuta, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
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Barcelona's Raphinha controls the ball during a Copa del Rey soccer match between Ceuta and Barcelona, at the Alfonso Murube stadium in Ceuta, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
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Real Madrid's Dani Ceballos scores his side's third goal during the Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match between Villarreal CF and Real Madrid at La Ceramica stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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