Real Madrid had a tough competition in the CDR, not for the opponent but because of the unavailability of crucial players in the match, but Los Blancos successfully advanced to the Quarter Final of CDR by defeating Leganes by 2-3 with a last-minute winner of Garcia on Wednesday in away game.
Real Madrid Made a Comeback without Mbappe, Bellingham, and Vinicius, and advanced to next round of Copa Del Rey defeating Leganes by 2-3 Thanks to the Debut Goal of Castilla Player Gonzalez
Real Madrid has a long injury list, having Mbappe, Bellingham, Camavinga, Alaba, Rudiger, and Courtois, along with old injuries of Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao, with only Jesus Vallejo available as the first-team defender. Ancelotti would have to select the defense duo for Madrid Derby and Manchester City Clash.
Ancelotti’s Bench Player Made an Important Impact and Covered Absence of Mbappe and Bellingham
Ancelotti Started Jacobo Ramon with Raul Asencio, and the 20-year-old got his first start for the senior team and showed some immense defensive capability but, at the same time, conceded a penalty. The Play opened with a goal from Modric from Rodrygo's pass, giving Los Blancos a lead in the game that was further doubled by 18-year-old striker Endrick, who finished a deflected pass of Diaz to the net.
However, Leganes came back with Brace from J.Cruz, and the first one came from the penalty due to a tackle of Ramon in D.box. In second half Leganes scored another goal when a feeble shot of Cruz deflected from a Real Madrid defender and changed direction leaving Lunin just to watch the goal from other side that equalized the score in the 59th minute.
Madrid Has a Real Defensive Problem to Solve Before the Important Encounters this Month
Los Blancos fans feel worried due to the low block, Madrid faced difficulty in scoring more, and Soriano became a wall and saved seven chances from Real attackers. At the dying moment of the game, substitute Gonzalo Garcia saved his senior team with a free header from a cross of Brahim that secured a victory for the away team and made Ancelotti relieved for at least saving CDR qualification.
The question remains with the defensive performance, Asencio showed quality defending, making two last-man clearances and winning 3 of 3 ground duels and two aerial duels, which showed his possibility to start against Atletico and Mancity. The question remains regarding his partner: would Ancelotti give Ramon, an inexperienced player, a chance in such a caliber game, or just make Tchoumeni a defender who played as a pivot today?
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