Real Madrid knocked out of Copa del Rey by third-tier Alcoyano | Football News

MADRID: Real Madrid suffered a unprecedented defeat within the Copa del Rey on Wednesday as La Liga‘s reigning champions misplaced 2-1 to Alcoyano, who play in Spain’s third tier and had a person despatched off in extra-time.
Zinedine Zidane threw on the likes of Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos as substitutes, whereas Alcoyano’s Ramon Lopez was despatched off within the 109th minute for a late problem on Casemiro.
However in opposition to all the percentages, Alcoyano nonetheless scored the winner, Juanan diverting in on the close to publish to drag off an unbelievable upset that continues a worrying dip in type for Madrid.

After a shock loss to Athletic Bilbao within the Spanish Tremendous Cup semi-final final week, Madrid have now responded with an embarrassing exit within the cup.
After one victory of their final 5 matches, this humiliation will convey a contemporary wave of stress on Zidane.
As anticipated, he rotated his beginning line-up however a staff that included the likes of Marcelo, Isco, Casemiro and Vinicius Junior ought to have had sufficient to beat an opponent sitting fourth of their division in Segunda B.

And when the first-choice stars had been launched in extra-time to place the sport to mattress, the other occurred, as Alcoyano, with a person much less, scored the winner on the counter-attack.
Alcoyano haven’t graced Spain’s high flight since 1951 and their El Collao stadium holds lower than 5,000 spectators. The one disgrace right here was their followers weren’t capable of see it.
They had been comfy within the first interval however Madrid scored with their first probability on the stroke of half-time as Marcelo’s supply to the again publish discovered a diving Eder Militao, who headed in.
However Madrid nonetheless laboured within the second half, even after Benzema changed Mariano Diaz, and Alcoyano equalised within the 82nd minute, a nook flicked on by Lopez to the again publish, the place the sleeping Vinicius allowed Solbes a easy end.

Lucas Vazquez went shut with a late header after which Madrid may have had a penalty when Angel booted Militao in a scramble within the field. However with out VAR to test, Alcoyano survived.
Hazard, Asensio and Kroos all got here on for extra-time whereas Lopez went off, a late problem on Casemiro incomes him a second yellow card and leaving his staff to play the ultimate 11 minutes with 10 males.
Lopez sat watching along with his head in his fingers, fearing presumably what he assumed could be a Madrid winner. As a substitute, his staff did it with out him, Ali Diakite’s cross poked dwelling by Juanan on the entrance publish to finish an astonishing victory.