Soldado ran on to an excellent through ball by Jonas, who
scored in Valencia's 1-0 first-leg win, and coolly slotted a finish past
goalkeeper Javi Varas into the right corner of the net for the 66th-minute
opener.
Midfielder Ivan Ratikic pounced on a rebound to level for
the hosts four minutes later and Valencia defender Victor Ruiz scored an own
goal in injury time, but his team still advanced on the aggregate score of 2-2.
"We are satisfied because after a tough match that
hinged on details in key moments, the team was able to pull it out,"
Valencia coach Unai Emery said.
Valencia will face regional rival Levante in the
quarterfinals after it swept aside second-tier Alcorcon 4-0 for a 5-2 aggregate
score, while Alvaro Vazquez scored a hat trick as Espanyol beat second-division
Cordoba 4-2 for a 5-4 overall advantage.
Sevilla forward Jose Antonio Reyes had a quiet home debut at
Sanchez Pizjuan stadium since returning to his boyhood club from Atletico
Madrid last week.
Needing to score from the outset, Sevilla took the
initiative early with Piotr Trochowski, Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas all
drawing saves from Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves.
Sevilla's pressure kept Valencia on its back foot and
defender Adil Rami almost scored an own goal in the 26th when he redirected
Negredo's strike off the post.
Valencia finally threatened the hosts' area after the
half-hour mark as Varas was forced to make a pair of diving saves to parry long
strikes by Soldado and Jonas.
With the score 1-1, Ruiz chested a cross into his own net to
give Sevilla hope, and Frederic Kanoute almost secured advancement for Sevilla
in the dying moments when he headed wide.
Jose Barkero sparked Levante's rout by scoring on the break
in the 23rd minute. Reserve team striker Roger Marti made it 2-0 when he shot
into the top of the net in the 45th, and midfielder Vicente Iborra headed in a
corner kick at the near post in the 52nd to put the series beyond doubt.
Ruben Suarez capped the win in the 65th with a perfectly
placed free kick that he smashed into the top right corner of the net from well
outside the area.
Levante, which earlier this season surprisingly took the
Spanish league lead for the first time in its history, hasn't advanced this far
in the domestic cup since 1941.
"Our priority is the league, but we are also going to
compete for the Copa," said Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez. "We
got by Deportivo, we have beaten Alcorcon, and if we can make it through the
next round we'll be very happy." The 20-year-old Alvaro, who netted the
late equalizer in Espanyol's 1-1 draw with Barcelona on Sunday, scored from passes
from Sergio Garcia in the 10th and Vladimir Weiss in the 21st.
Defender Didac Vila extended Espanyol's lead in the 36th at
Cornella-El Prat stadium with a shot inside the area.
But Cordoba responded with goals by Alberto Aguilar and Pepe
Diaz to make it 3-2, a result that would have put the Andalusian team through.
Espanyol mustered a late push, and Alvaro deftly chipped
oncoming goalkeeper Carlos Arias from the right side of the box for the
89th-minute decider.
Espanyol moves on to face Mirandes after the third-division
side knocked out Racing Santander on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Barcelona aims to set up a rematch of last
year's final against defending champion Real Madrid by protecting its 4-0 lead
over Osasuna.
Madrid beat Malaga 1-0 on Tuesday for a 4-2 aggregate
victory, while Mallorca thrashed Real Sociedad 6-1 to win their series 6-3
overall. Mallorca now awaits the winner of the Athletic Bilbao vs. Albacete on
Thursday after their opening 0-0 draw.
The first legs of the quarterfinals will be played next week.
