King’s Cup – Benzema scores as Ramos returns; Real Madrid is knocked out 1-2 in a surprise outcome
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At 04:30 on January 25th, Beijing time (21:30 on the 24th, local time in Spain), a key match of the second leg of the quarter-finals of the 2017/18 Copa del Rey was held at the Bernabéu Stadium. Real Madrid lost 1-2 away from home to Leganés; Élazár scored for Leganés, Benzema equalized, and Pérez scored the winning goal. Real Madrid drew 2-2 on aggregate, but was eliminated due to having scored fewer goals away from home. Real Madrid won 1-0 away against Leganés in the first leg. This is the third time the two teams have met in the King’s Cup, with Real Madrid winning the previous two encounters. Real Madrid used a squad of 10 players in rotation, with only Nacho remaining in the starting lineup; Ramos returned to play after recovering from injury.
In the King’s Cup, Real Madrid was actually defeated 1-2 at home by Leganés and was eliminated from the competition – what a terrible performance!