Valencia wins Copa Del Rey thriller vs Rayo

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Valencia’s Paco Alcacer celebrates after scoring. (Alberto Saiz/AP)

BARCELONA, Spain — Valencia twice came back from a two-goal deficit to draw 4-4 with Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday and advance to the Copa del Rey’s round of 16 with a 6-5 victory on aggregate.

Spain striker Paco Alcacer opened the scoring at Mestalla Stadium by finishing off a shot that hit the post in the eight minute.

Rayo roared back with three goals from Jozabed Sanchez, Alejandro Pozuelo and Jonathan Pereira by the 38th.

An own goal by Jorge Morcillo narrowed the deficit in the 46th, only for Adrian Embarba to put Rayo 4-2 ahead in the 61st.

But Alcacer scored his second of the night in the 65th, before Rodrigo Moreno completed the comeback five minutes later.

Moreno then received a straight red card for kicking an opponent in the 82nd.

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