It was a productive evening for La Liga's elite in the Copa del Rey round of 32 on Thursday as Celta Vigo, Athletic Bilbao and Alaves ended 2016 on a high note by booking their places in the round of 16.
Celta Vigo defeated UCAM Murcia 1-0 on home soil to seal a 2-0 aggregate win, while Alaves replicated their 3-0 away win over 10-man Gimnastic to progress with a 6-0 victory on aggregate.
Athletic dismissed Racing Santander 3-0 on Thursday, topping their round-of-32 fixture 5-1 across both legs, but Espanyol couldn't follow suit and were knocked out by second-tier Alcorcon on penalties following a 1-1 draw, tied 2-2 over both legs.