Copa del Rey tip: Julian Alvarez leads Atletico Madrid into next round, Real Betis and Espanyol also through

The first week of Copa del Rey first-round matches came to an end on Thursday, with four more La Liga teams in action (down from six after Real Sociedad and Getafe postponed their games): l 'Atletico Madrid faced UE Vic, Real Betis. took CD Gevora, Espanyol went against San Tiros SD, while Las Palmas traveled to Ontinena CF.

UE Vic 0-2 Atletico Madrid

It was another performance turgid by Atletico Madridbut they were saved by two late goals from Julian Alvarez. The hosts, who are in the sixth tier of Spanish football, were threatening in spells but could not cause an upset – they even had Alfons Senye sent off just before the opener.

Julián Álvarez has 5 G/A in his last 5 games for Atlético Madrid. pic.twitter.com/Rpy327Q18z

— Atletico Universe (@architetturauniverse) October 31, 2024

CD Gevora 1-6 Real Betis

The Real Betis have safely reached the second round of the Copa del Rey – there were five different goalscorers for Manuel Pellegrini's side, as Sergi Altimara, Assane Diao, Cedric Bakambu, Juanmi and Vitor Roque (x2) were all in the purpose The hosts scored a consolation in stoppage time.

San Tiros SD 0-4 Espanyol

Alejo Veliz was the star man for Spanish in his first round, as he did a second half treble. There were no goals in the first 45 minutes, but the on-loan Spurs striker came alive to score three times – Irvin Cardona scored the other goal for Los Pericos.

Ontinena CF 0-7 Las Palmas

Now it's three consecutive wins in all competitions for The Palmsas they went over their lower league opposition. Jaime Mata scored four times, while there were also goals for Marc Cardona, Juanma Herzog and Manu Fuster.