Athletic wins thriller as Atletico, Real Sociedad also win in Copa del Rey

MADRID, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Club qualified for the quarterfinal of Spain's Copa del Rey on Tuesday night, but not before suffering for 120 minutes away to second division Cultural Leonesa.

Athletic played for an hour with 10 men against a side that pushed the 2024 Cup winner to the limit, before finally succumbing to an Unai Gomez penalty in extra time.

The home side started brighter of the two a