- Real Madrid booked a place in the Spanish Cup last eight after crushing Levante 8-0
- Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo both score hat-tricks in a one- sided first leg
- Real could meet Atletico Madrid in quarters after their neighbors beat Espanyol 1-0
(CNN) -- Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored hat-tricks as Real Madrid thrashed Levante 8-0 in the first leg of their Spanish Kings Cup last 16 tie on Wednesday.
Jose Mourinho's side, who have not won this competition since 1993, scored four goals in each half to make the second leg in January a formality.
Mezut Ozil and Pedro Leon, who added the final goal in the 90th minute, were also on target as Mourinho's a near full-strength side ouclassed their opponents.
Real could well face Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinals and their city rivals take a narrow 1-0 first leg lead into their second leg against Espanyol, despite the first-half dismissal of former Spanish international Jose Antonio Reyes.
Atletico secured the win courtesy of a 33rd-minute penalty from Portuguese midfielder Simao Sabrosa, who is expected to join Turkish club Besiktas in the January transfer window.
However, they had to play most of the match with just 10 men after Reyes was sent off three minutes before the interval for a head-butt.
On a night of plenty of goals, Romaric scored twice as Sevilla beat Malaga 5-3 in their first leg match. while a hat-trick from Argentine striker Leonardo Ulloa helped Almeria edge Real Mallorca 4-3 in another thiller.
The night's other match saw Getafe take a 2-1 advantage from their first leg match at Real Betis.
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