Leading 2-0 from the first leg in Madrid, Karim Benzema gave Real the lead a minute before half-time but Tino Costa levelled for the home side on 52 minutes following Fabio Coentrao’s dismissal.
Real also saw Angel di Maria dismissed late on. Sevilla also clinched their berth in the last four following a 4-0 rout of Real Zaragoza. After a goalless first leg, Zaragoza’s cause was hampered by a 26th-minute red card to Jose Manuel Fernandez as Alvaro Negredo and Ivan Rakitic struck before the interval. Fran Gonzalez then received his marching orders as Zaragoza were reduced to nine men on 65 minutes before further strikes from Negredo and Manu del Moral completed the demolition.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2013.
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