Celta Vigo celebrate edging back in front just moments after Real pulled level in 1st leg of Copa del Rey quarters at the Bernabeu.
After surrendering a record 40-game unbeaten run, Real Madrid suffered a second defeat in four days on Wednesday as Celta Vigo took a 2-1 first leg lead from their Copa del Rey quarter-final at the Santiago Bernabeu.
All three goals came in a six-minute spell midway through the second-half as strikes from former Liverpool striker Iago Aspas and Jonny either side of Marcelo's reply for Madrid handed Celta a famous win. Real can still salvage their quest for a first ever treble of Cup, La Liga and Champions League, but now need to score at least twice when the visit Balaidos for the second leg on January 25.
"I am not worried," insisted Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane. Celta Vigo boss Eduardo Berizzo said the Galicians' first win at the Bernabeu in a decade didn't surprise him, but that they would need to be even better next week on home soil to finish the tie off. Cristiano Ronaldo was making his first appearance in the Copa del Rey for two years as Zidane named a strong side with just four changes from the team that was beaten for the first time in 41 matches at Sevilla on Sunday.
However, with temperatures plummeting below zero and the match not kicking off until 21:15 local time, the subdued atmosphere at the Bernabeu was matched by a lacklustre Madrid display. Ronaldo had to wait until 33 minutes for his first clear sight of goal, but failed to make a clean connection with Sergio Ramos's cut-back and Jonny was able to clear from underneath his own crossbar. In the night's other tie, two late goals from Ibai Gomez handed Alaves a 2-0 win at second division Alcorcon.
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