3 h. ago Alvaro Arbeloa reacts as Real Madrid hit 'rock bottom' with embarrassing Copa del Rey exit

Xabi Alonso’s successor suffers worst possible start to tenure as second-tier Albacete triumph in major upset

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4 h. ago Real Madrid humiliated in Copa del Rey: Alvaro Arbeloa suffers nightmare start as they crash OUT to second tier strugglers after Xabi Alonso's sacking

Alonso was sacked as Madrid boss on Monday after just a matter of months at the helm on the back of his side's 3-2 defeat by arch rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.

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12 h. ago Real Madrid humiliated in Copa del Rey: Alvaro Arbeloa suffers nightmare start as Los Blancos crash OUT to second tier strugglers after Xabi Alonso's sacking

Alonso was sacked as Madrid boss on Monday after just a matter of months at the helm on the back of his side's 3-2 defeat by arch rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.

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13 h. ago Real Madrid hit ‘rock bottom’ after Copa del Rey defeat to second

Albacete are 17th in Spain’s second division yet stunned Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey to deep the crisis at the Bernabeu

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13 h. ago Arbeloa starts Real Madrid tenure with disastrous Copa del Rey defeat at Albacete

Albacete 3-2 Real MadridHosts, 17th in the second tier, pull off huge upsetFor 20 minutes of Álvaro Arbeloa’s debut as manager of Real Madrid, the fog came down and no one could see any football. For the other 70, they couldn’t either. Not from his team, at least. From Albacete Balompié, 17th in the second division, they witnessed something magical. An outrageous goal scored with single second to go was the perfect end to the greatest story they ever told, history made. When the final whistle went, Madrid headed straight down the tunnel, defeated again, while the party began in the Carlos Belmonte.Arbeloa had said he wanted to see Vinícius Júnior dance; instead, it was Albacete’s fans who would, long into the night of their lives. This could not have been any better; at Madrid, things can always get worse, the crisis deepening. Careful what you wish for and all that. “At this club every defeat is a tragedy, so imagine one like this,” Arbeloa said. “Failure is the road to success,” M...

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4 w. ago Spanish media divided over Marcus Rashford after Barcelona struggle against cup minnows

Marcus Rashford's Barcelona side avoided a cup embarrassment on Tuesday evening when they left it late to progress past third-tier side Guadalajara in the Copa del Rey

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