Spanish Copa del Rey

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Match Report

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Real Madrid beat Talavera in Copa as Mbappé closes on Ronaldo record

Real Madrid avoided a seismic shock in the Copa del Rey with a scrappy 3-2 victory over fourth-tier Talavera.

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Highlights

01:14 Talavera vs. Real Madrid - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:21 Jaime González makes a nice stop Watch on ESPN 00:21 Jaime González makes a nice stop Watch on ESPN 00:48 Nahuel Arroyo gets on the scoresheet for Talavera Watch on ESPN

Lineups

TAL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jaime GonzálezG
  2. 23Manuel FarrandoCD-L
  3. 4Álvaro LópezCD-R
  4. 3Aleix RoigLB
  5. 2David Cuenca BarrenoRB
  6. 16Isaiah NavarroCM-L
  7. 6Roberto DoncelCM-R
  8. 8Luis SánchezLM
  9. 11Edu GallardoRM
  10. 9Marcos MorenoCF-L
  11. 7Gonzalo Di RenzoCF-R

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 13Andriy LuninG
  2. 18Álvaro CarrerasCD-L
  3. 24Dean HuijsenCD-R
  4. 20Fran GarcíaLB
  5. 35David JiménezRB
  6. 19Dani CeballosCM
  7. 15Arda GülerLM
  8. 30Franco MastantuonoRM
  9. 16Gonzalo GarcíaF
  10. 10Kylian MbappéLF
  11. 9EndrickRF

Timeline

  1. 38' Edu Gallardo (Talavera de la Reina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 41' Goal! Talavera de la Reina 0, Real Madrid 1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 45'+1' Own Goal by Manu Farrando, Talavera de la Reina. Talavera de la Reina 0, Real Madrid 2.
  4. 45' Substitution, Talavera de la Reina. Sergi Molina replaces David Cuenca.
  5. 45' Substitution, Talavera de la Reina. Pedro Capó replaces Luis Sánchez.
  6. 59' Substitution, Talavera de la Reina. Nahuel Arroyo replaces Aleix Roig.
  7. 66' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Franco Mastantuono.
  8. 69' Substitution, Talavera de la Reina. Sergio Montero replaces Marcos Moreno.
  9. 77' Substitution, Talavera de la Reina. Arturo Molina replaces Edu Gallardo.
  10. 77' Substitution, Real Madrid. Jude Bellingham replaces Endrick.
  11. 77' Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Arda Güler.
  12. 80' Goal! Talavera de la Reina 1, Real Madrid 2. Nahuel Arroyo (Talavera de la Reina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manu Farrando with a cross.
  13. 86' Substitution, Real Madrid. Jorge Cestero replaces Dani Ceballos.
  14. 88' Goal! Talavera de la Reina 1, Real Madrid 3. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  15. 90' Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+1' Goal! Talavera de la Reina 2, Real Madrid 3. Gonzalo Di Renzo (Talavera de la Reina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.

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