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Real Madrid win ticket to continue in King's Cup

According to Bongdaplus January 7, 2024 06:17

In the match between Arandina and Real in the 2023/24 King's Cup, the away team, despite not fielding their optimal lineup, still won to advance to the next round.

Score

Arandina:Nacho (own goal 90'+3)
Real:Joselu (pen 54'), Brahim Diaz (55'), Rodrigo (90'+1)

When they heard the news that they would meet Real Madrid in the round of 16, both Arandina players and fans were happy. A defeat was inevitable, but Arandina were happy because for the rare time in their history, they would meet the real stars of Real.

For Real, meeting Arandina is an opportunity for coach Carlo Ancelotti to give his key players a rest, preparing for the super-heavy schedule ahead. Los Blancos' form is extremely excellent. Real's last defeat was at the end of September. Since then, Real has gone 18 matches unbeaten, winning 15 of them. Away from home, Real is also unbeaten in the last 9 matches.

As expected, Ancelotti used quite a lot of young and reserve players for this match such as Vinicius Tobias, Alvaro Carrillo, Fran Garcia, Paz; Nacho, Ceballos, Brahim Diaz and especially new signing Guler. Because of using a relatively young squad, Real had more possession of the ball and more shots but their accuracy was quite poor. That explains why they ended with a 0-0 draw after the first 45 minutes.

It was not until the beginning of the second half that Real opened the scoring thanks to Joselu's penalty kick. When the deadlock was broken, the "White Vultures" almost immediately scored the second goal thanks to Brahim Díaz.

In the 90+1 minute, Rodrgyo created a gap of 3-0 for the Royal team. Arandina's great effort helped them get an honorary goal in the 90+3 minute, after Nacho's own goal. With a 3-1 victory, Real booked their place in the round of 16 of the 2023/24 King's Cup.

In the remaining notable matches, Girona defeated Elche 2-0 and Atletico also beat little-known club Lugo with a score of 3-1, while Betis unexpectedly stopped early when losing 0-1 on the field of Alaves.

Line-up

Arandina: Alvarez; Ochoa, Jamie Marquez, Pesca; Atomo, Santa Cruz (Sanchez 71'), Vitolo (Bajo 77'), Zazu (Rodriguez 71'), Cessay; El Battioui (Manzano 60'), Sualdea (Raly 60')
Real:Kepa; Nacho, Fran Garcia, Tobias (A.Rodriguez 80'), Carrillo; Camavinga (Rodrygo 59'), Ceballos; Paz (Martin 70'), Guler (Valverde 59'), Diaz; Joselu

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