MADRID, Spain -- Third-tier Racing Santander shrugged off its financial woes to win 2-0 at topflight Almeria and reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey alongside cup holder Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Samir Handanovic Inter Milan . Atletico compounded Valencias disappointing league campaign by knocking it out of the cup with a 2-0 home victory in the second leg and a 3-1 win on aggregate. Almeria enjoyed the away-goal advantage following a 1-1 first-leg draw at El Sardinero, a match better remembered for a player protest over wages and the storming of the presidents box by unruly Santander fans frustrated by the clubs rapid fall in the professional ranks. Santander had already eliminated Sevilla and Mariano Sanz made the last eight look likely with his 62nd minute header. Ruben Duran secured the visitors spot 3-1 on aggregate in the 79th as he ran onto a throw-in and tapped it up with his left foot before volleying home with his right on the run. "These circumstances are making us stronger," Mariano said. "This is a way to fight back against all of these problems." Santanders players havent been paid for three months. The club has slipped down to the third division in just two seasons following the exit of former owner Ahsan Ali Syed, who left the club in crisis, relegated from the top-flight after the 2011/12 season and needing a cash injection just to stay afloat. Racing now faces either Villarreal or Real Sociedad, who meet on Thursday after a scoreless first leg. Following its Spanish league showdown with Barcelona, Atletico showed no dip in intensity against a Valencia side that has seen its form slide amid its own financial problems. Valencia looked determined to try and stay in the competition but Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was again in stellar form, making a reflex save to stop Juan Bernats rising shot just before the break. Atletico took the lead in the 52nd minute when Valencia goalkeeper Vicente Guaita misjudged a corner kick and the ball flew over him to the far post where Diego Godin rose above Antonio Barragan to head home. Atletico midfielder Raul Garcia then found the post with a powerful shot just after. Although that seemed to awaken the visitors, they could only watch as Courtois denied them time and again. Raul Garcia sealed the victory by heading in Gabi Fernandezs corner in the 89th at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, where Valencia midfielder Daniel Parejo was sent off in stoppage time. "We want to beat every rival," Garcia said after coach Diego Simeone fielded a largely unchanged side from the one that drew 0-0 on Saturday against Barcelona to remain co-leader of the Spanish league. "Weve got a squad that can play all competitions." Atletico plays either Athletic Bilbao or Real Betis next, with Betis going into Wednesdays game at Bilbao leading 1-0. Real Madrid is nursing a 2-0 advantage travelling to Osasuna on Wednesday, and Barcelona is at Getafe on Thursday holding a 4-0 advantage. In the other last 16 matches, Levante hosts Rayo Vallecano after a scoreless draw and Espanyol will start 1-0 down when it welcomes Alcorcon. Federico Fernandez Argentina Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone says he has had a cancerous mole removed following a recent doctors visit, and adds it will not have any effect on his ability to continue coaching. Emre Can Liverpool Jersey .S. Cellular Field on Saturday night, hell not only be returning to where his career began. MADRID, Spain -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a pair after setting up Karim Benzemas spectacular opener as Real Madrid routed Osasuna 5-1 while Lionel Messi responded with his 56th goal to keep Barcelona within six points in the Spanish league on Saturday. Gonzalo Higuain also scored a brace as Madrid didnt fumble at Reyno de Navarra Stadium, where Barcelona lost 3-2 this season, and Madrid leader Ronaldo moved one goal clear of Messi with a league-leading tally of 37 goals. Before Barcelona won 2-0 over Athletic Bilbao, the Camp Nou paid tribute to Messi becoming the clubs all-time leading scorer by unveiling an enormous banner, and the Argentina forward followed up Andres Iniestas first-half goal with a 58th-minute penalty. His 56th goal in all competitions is the most for a player in a major European league since Gerd Mueller scored 67 for Bayern Munich in 1972-73. Ronaldo has 47 goals this season but it was his fancy footwork that set up Madrids seventh-minute opener as he found space deep along the left side to fire in a long cross that Benzema volleyed back across goal and inside the far post. "We converted the first opportunity with a goal from another world," Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said. "And the second goal was fantastic, too." Osasuna goalkeeper Andres Fernandez couldnt get to the Portugal forwards shot from 35 metres (yards) out as it spun past in the 37th. Madrid went into halftime leading 3-0 after Esteban Granero played Higuain clear through, with the Argentina striker chipping over Fernandez for his 100th goal with the Spanish powerhouse. Juan "Nino" Martinez sneaked behind Alvaro Arbeloa to head home a long cross for the hosts in the 48th. And while Javad Nekanoum tested Iker Casillas in the 55th, Madrid restored its three-goal cushion in the 70th as Ronaldos free kick from just outside the area took a deflection off Dejan Lekic to leave Fernandez without a chance. "With the fourth goal it was over," said Mourinho, whose changes to the lineup with Pepe suspended included centerback Raul Albiol starting for the first time since December. Higuain headed home Ronaldos short cross seven minutes later for Madrids 100th goal of the season, leaving the club just seven shy of matching its own 22-year-old record in a season with eight games to play. "I cant imagine us losing this championship," Ronaldo said. Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich Jersey. "Were sitting very well." Osasuna, which saw coach Jose Luis Mendilibar sent off for protesting soon after Ronaldos opener, was left with 10 men after Roland Lamahs second yellow card in the 90th. Coach Marcelo Bielsa made a number of changes as Bilbao played less than 48 hours after its 4-2 Europa League win at Schalke, and the fatigue showed as the Basque side looked content to play for a draw. The 2,000-square-meter banner said "Leo Youre Unique, Youre Great" and Messi would take his club record tally to 235 goals with a penalty set up by Javi Martinezs foul on Cristian Tello. Before that, Athletic keeper Gorka Iraizoz got a fingertip to Messis swerving free kick in the 25th. Gorka was helpless in the 41st after Messi played Iniesta into the area to unleash an unstoppable shot into the roof of goal. Messi would manage six shots, but Iraizoz did not flinch as he kept the Argentine from adding more to his tally ahead of Tuesdays Champions League match against AC Milan. Bilbaos best chance came in the 80th as substitute Iker Muniain beat Barcelona goalie Victor Valdes but Pique slid over to clear it before it crossed the goal line, while Messi gave Seydou Keita a chance at the close but the Mali midfielder shot off the crossbar. Earlier, Zaragoza scored in stoppage time for a 2-1 win at Sporting Gijon and Granadas last-minute penalty secured a 1-0 victory at Racing Santander to shake up the relegation places. Angel Lafita redirected Franco Zuculinis cross home in the 91st-minute to lift Zaragoza out of last place with a third straight triumph, while Guillherme Siqueira converted an 89th-minute penalty for Granada to stay six points ahead of the drop. Zaragoza moved to within three points of 17th-place Villarreal, which plays Espanyol on Sunday, and three points above Racing and Sporting in the last relegation spot with eight games left. Also, Ruben Castro and Chechu Dorado scored first-half goals as Real Betis beat Malaga 2-0 for its first victory in seven games to move one point above Granada. Malaga stayed fourth despite its six-game unbeaten run coming to an end. The 30th round of games are completed by: Atletico Marid vs. Getafe; Valencia vs. Levante; Real Sociedad vs. Rayo Vallecano; Villarreal vs. Espanyol; and Sevilla vs. Mallorca. cheap nfl jerseyscheap jerseys ' ' '
