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Copa del Rey: Villarreal take lead to Getafe in Thursday's action

Felipe Caicedo (L) of RCD Espanyol

The Copa del Rey serves up a string of tantalising encounters this week on Sky Sports.

Barcelona came from a goal down to beat nine-man Atletico Madrid 3-2 - and 4-2 on aggregate - in a lively Copa del Rey quarter-final second-leg clash at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday.

But the action continues on Thursday with Villarreal looking to hold a one-goal lead at Getafe, Athletic Bilbao hosting Malaga with all to play for after a goalless first leg, and Sevilla attempting to overturn a 3-1 deficit at home to Espanyol.

Here's what's in store...

Thursday

Getafe v Villarreal (0-1) - 7pm, Sky Sports 5 HD

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A day later, the Copa del Rey action continues with Getafe hoping to overturn a one-goal deficit against Villarreal.

It looked as though it would be all square going into the second leg until Bruno Soriano netted with just five minutes to go for the Yellow Submarine.

Getafe will be hoping to build on their 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo at the weekend, in which Alvaro Vazquez and Pablo Sarabia struck after going behind early on, while Villarreal are themselves coming off a solid 1-0 weekend victory over Levante.

Athletic Bilbao v Malaga (0-0) - 9pm, Sky Sports 5 HD

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For the third time in a week, Athletic Bilbao face Malaga - this time with a place in the Copa del Rey semi-final at stake.

And it is all to play for at San Mames after a goalless first leg last Wednesday, while there was again nothing to separate the two sides when they met in La Liga on Sunday. San Jose opened the scoring in the 70th minute, only for Javi Guerra to equalise for Malaga eight minutes later.

After two draws in two games, there will have to be a winner here, even if it takes extra time and penalties to decide it.

Sevilla v Espanyol (1-3) - 9pm, Sky Sports 5 HD (red button)

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Espanyol will take a two-goal lead over Sevilla into the second leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final, after a 3-1 win

And if that doesn't take your fancy, you can just hit the red button to see Sevilla's attempts to overturn their 3-1 first-leg deficit to Espanyol.

Former Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo opened the scoring there before Sergio Garcia and Lucas Vazquez added two more.

And the tie was seemingly dead and buried until a 90th-minute strike from Colombia international Carlos Bacca gave Sevilla a slither of hope heading into the second leg.

There will be plenty of Merseyside interest in this tie, on-loan Liverpool forward Iago Aspas will be aiming to add to his tally of seven goals in five Copa Del Rey games for Sevilla this season, while his team-mate Gerard Deulofeu will be hoping to show Everton fans what might have been had he chosen to stay at Goodison Park for another campaign.

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