Real Madrid needed a lot of effort and a little luck as they won 3-1 at Alcoyano in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey Wednesday, with two late goals helping them gain revenge for their defeat to the third-tier side last year.
It looked like deja-vu as Real returned to El Collao stadium 12 months after being humiliated 2-1 by the same team, who hail from a small town close to Alicante.
Just like last year, Eder Militao headed Real into the lead, but Dani Vega scored a magnificent equalizer, curling a left-footed strike into Andriy Lunin’s far top corner.
Real went ahead when Alcoyano's Raul Gonzalez deflected a Marco Asensio shot into the net with his back, wrongfooting goalkeeper Jose Juan.
Two minutes later, substitute Isco took advantage of a mistake by two Alcoyano defenders and, after colliding with Jose Juan, the ball bounced off him and rolled into the goal. Champions Barcelona survived an early scare as they fought back to secure a 2-1 win at third-tier side Linares Deportivo that sent them into the Round of 16.
