Albacete

Albacete

12th in Spanish LALIGA 2
Alvaro Arbeloa: A defeat like this is painful Alvaro Arbeloa: A defeat like this is painful

New Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa has described their Copa del Rey exit to Albacete as "painful."

Arbeloa: Real Madrid Copa exit to 2nd-tier side 'painful' Arbeloa: Real Madrid Copa exit to 2nd-tier side 'painful'

New Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa took responsibility for the team's "painful" 3-2 Copa del Rey defeat to second-tier Albacete on Wednesday, defending his decision to rest a number of senior players.

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Why Real Madrid's defeat to Albacete is a 'failure' for Arbeloa Why Real Madrid's defeat to Albacete is a 'failure' for Arbeloa

Ale Moreno talks about Real Madrid's 3-2 defeat in the Copa del Rey against Albacete in Alvaro Arbeloa's first game.

Real Madrid dumped from Copa del Rey in Arbeloa's 1st game Real Madrid dumped from Copa del Rey in Arbeloa's 1st game

Álvaro Arbeloa got off to a dismal start as the new coach of Real Madrid, seeing his team lose to second-division club Albacete 3-2 and drop out of the Copa del Rey in the round of 16 on Wednesday.

Will Vinícius Jr. be more 'productive' under Alvaro Arbeloa? Will Vinícius Jr. be more 'productive' under Alvaro Arbeloa?

Shaka Hislop and Craig Burley discuss how Alvaro Arbeloa could approach his managerial role at Real Madrid after Xabi Alonso's exit.

Spanish football resumes with match halted at halftime six months ago Spanish football resumes with match halted at halftime six months ago

Spanish football returned in bizarre circumstances with the second half of a second-division match that first kicked off six months ago.

Rayo Vallecano fined €18k, Albacete clash played behind closed doors for 'Nazi' chants Rayo Vallecano fined €18k, Albacete clash played behind closed doors for 'Nazi' chants

Rayo Vallecano have been punished with a two-game partial stadium ban and fined €18,000 because of the "Nazi" chants at Albacete's Roman Zozulya.

LALIGA 2 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Racing Santander 23 +18 44
2 Castellón 23 +11 39
3 Málaga 23 +9 38
4 Las Palmas 23 +9 38
5 Deportivo La Coru.. 23 +11 37
6 Almería 23 +8 36
7 Sporting Gijón 23 +2 36
8 Córdoba 23 +3 35
9 Burgos 23 +3 35
10 Cádiz 23 0 34
11 Ceuta 22 -4 32
12 Albacete 23 -6 30
13 Leganés 23 +2 29
14 FC Andorra 23 -5 29
15 Real Valladolid 23 0 28
16 Eibar 23 -2 28
17 Granada 23 -3 26
18 Cultural Leonesa 22 -10 25
19 Real Sociedad II 23 -4 24
20 Huesca 23 -11 24
21 Real Zaragoza 23 -14 22
22 Mirandés 23 -17 17
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
7 Antonio Puerta.. 7 17 2
4 Agus Medina 6 21 1
10 Jefté 4 20 0

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
15 Fran Gamez 2 22 0
19 Dani Escriche 2 18 2
7 Antonio Puerta.. 2 17 7