Real is not having a good 2017, exit Copa del Rey

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Madrid are having a terrible start to the new year as they drew their Copa Del Rey match against Celta Vigo 2-2. As a result of which they have been knocked out of the tournament after an aggregate defeat of 4-3.

First Half:

Celta Vigo had their first sight at goal in the 9th minute of the match. But the Danish player Wass flashed his shot way above the crossbar. Ronaldo should have put Madrid in the lead in the 18th minute as he brilliantly out jumped his marker. Only to but the header looping over the bar. The next big chance for Madrid also came to Ronaldo after Isco put in a wonderful cross into the Celta Vigo box. But Ronaldo’s header smashed against the crossbar and rebounded back to him. But luck was clearly not on Ronaldo’s side as the rebounded shot also hit the bar and went out of play.

Vigo got a golden chance to lead in the 35th minute after a defensive lapse by Real but they failed to capitalize. 5 minutes before half time and Guidetti almost put Celta Vigo in the lead. But his shot was brilliantly kept out by Casilla. But after some persistence, Vigo finally got their goal as a shot from Guidetti deflected off Danilo and into the net. And Celta Vigo walked into the dressing room at half-time with a one-goal lead.

Second Half: Real Madrid claw back

In the second half, Madrid finally got their equalizer thanks to none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. After he took a brilliant free from some distance out and brought Real straight back into the game. But just minutes later Ramos missed a golden opportunity to put Madrid in the lead as he shot his header wide of the goal.

Celta Vigo were still not down and out of the match. Wass hit a low-lying shot towards the Madrid goal and it beat Casilla to creep into the bottom right-hand corner. And within minutes Madrid had a huge mountain to climb. They needed two goals within a few minutes just to take the game into extra time.

They did manage to pull one back in the 90th minute thanks to a brilliant acrobatic header from Vazquez. But it was not enough to save Real Madrid from crashing out of the tournament.

Not a happy new year:

Madrid are having a wretched month. Firstly, Madrid lost their winning streak to Sevilla after a 2-1 loss. And now they exit the Copa Del Rey to Celta Vigo. Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has said it is not the time to start panicking as of yet but he will surely be concerned by his team’s current performances.

 

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