Alaves struck late to claim a 1-1 draw at Valladolid on Wednesday and become the only second division side to make it through to the quarter-finals of the King's Cup.

After a goalless draw in the first leg, first division Valladolid took the lead through Francisco Sousa after 14 minutes.

That goal looked set to take them into the last eight but Mauricio Astudillo headed in a Pablo cross seven minutes from time to put promotion-chasing Alaves through and provide the only upset of the third-round stage.

Barcelona's Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho (C) battles for the ball with UD Levante's Carlos Alejandro Sandro (L) and captain Tomas Olias during the Spanish Cup soccer match second leg in Barcelona Nou Camp stadium, Spain, January 14, 2004. [Reuters]

Barcelona just managed to avoid a second surprise as goals from Andres Iniesta, Javier Saviola and Ronaldinho gave them a 3-1 win over second division Levante at the Nou Camp and a 3-2 aggregate victory.

Real Madrid made it through on Tuesday when a 2-0 home win over second division Eibar earned them a 3-1 success.

Celta Vigo, Real Zaragoza and Valencia joined them in the last eight when they completed victories on Wednesday.

Celta drew 2-2 with Malaga - both their goals coming from Vagner - to claim a 3-2 aggregate win, while Zaragoza's 1-1 draw at Real Betis clinched a comfortable 4-2 success.

League leaders Valencia made it safely through with a 2-0 win away to Osasuna for a 4-2 victory overall.

Barcelona, struggling in the league, nearly saw their Cup run brought to an end despite starting well against Levante.

Iniesta quickly brought them back into the tie as he tucked in after a good run from Saviola in the fifth minute.

Saviola made it 2-1 overall by racing on to Gerard's pass in first-half injury-time and a Ronaldinho penalty, given for a foul on Saviola, gave them some breathing space midway through the second half.

Levante had threatened throughout the game, though, and Edwin Congo's run and precise shot in the 85th minute saw them pull a goal back.

Needing to score one more to clinch an away-goals win, they poured forward for the remaining five minutes of normal time plus five minutes of injury-time and only a couple of smart takes from keeper Victor Valdes kept Barcelona ahead.

In the two remaining ties on Thursday, Deportivo Coruna host the second leg against Atletico Madrid after a goalless draw in the capital last week, while Sevilla will defend a 3-1 lead at home to Villarreal.

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