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Copa del Rey: Villarreal ease through to last 16, Moyes' Sociedad advance

Villarreal emphatically booked their spot in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey after a 3-0 victory over Cadiz lifted them to a 5-1 aggregate triumph.

Lower league Cadiz would still have had hope of upsetting the odds when they went into halftime of their second leg encounter goalless.

But that was snuffed out by Manuel Trigueros' 56th-minute strike while Gerard Moreno's late brace put an impressive stamp on proceedings.

It was a fifth consecutive win in all competitions for the Yellow Submarine, who were joined in the next round by Getafe, Granada, Real Socidedad, Espanyol and Levante.

Getafe followed up their impressive 3-0 first-leg win over Primera Division rivals Eibar with a 2-1 success at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua.

Carlos Vigaray's strike midway through the first half was followed up by Diego Castro's 34th-minute effort which put Getafe 5-0 ahead in the tie.

While second-half substitute Federico Piovaccari pulled one back 10 minutes into the second half, it was of little consolation for the hosts.

Diego Mainz's second-half goal sent 10-man Granada through at the expense of Cordoba, who were beaten 2-1 on aggregate.

Granada held a 1-0 lead from the first leg and although Florin Andone's fifth-minute strike levelled the tie, Mainz's effort on the hour was decisive in the 1-1 draw, with Granada holding on despite Javi Marquez's 67th-minute sending off.

Real Sociedad progressed after a 2-0 victory over Real Oviedo.

Following a goalless draw in the first leg, David Moyes' men needed a double from Alfred Finnbogason, who scored in the 28th and 61st minutes, to seal their spot in the fifth round.

Jairo Rivero's 65th-minute strike -- six minutes after coming off the bench -- was the only goal on the night as Espanyol sealed a 3-0 aggregate victory over Alaves.

Levante were held to a goalless draw at home to Albacete but progressed on away goals following a 1-1 result in the first encounter.

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