US EditionAlbacete stun Real Madrid in thrilling 3-2 Copa del Rey upset
- On January 14, 2026 New Real Madrid boss Alvaro Arbeloa suffered an embarrassing defeat in his first match in charge as second-tier Albacete produced a stunning Copa del Rey upset.
- Following Xabi Alonso's sacking on Monday, Alvaro Arbeloa took charge of a club in transition but had a dismal start with an embarrassing defeat.
- After 42 minutes, Javi Villar opened the scoring, Franco Mastantuono equalised before the break, Gonzalo Garcia levelled in stoppage time, and substitute Jefte Betancor put Albacete ahead eight minutes from time.
- The hosts' repeated leads left Real Madrid unable to respond, as Albacete's resilience stunned the visitors with Jefte Betancor's decisive late goal.
- In stoppage time, Jefte Betancor struck a brilliant winner at Estadio Carlos Belmonte to complete the comeback in the Copa del Rey round-of-16 tie.
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The Albacete, who was in the 17th position of the second Spanish division, gave the luxury of eliminating Real Madrid, the world’s largest team, from the Copa del Rey. A few days after the dismissal of Xabi Alonso and the assumption of Álvaro Arbeloa, a former footballer who was a Merengue and who was in the subsidiary team, Casa Blanca had a challenge that, in the paper, was accessible. However, it ended up deepening the crisis. The hero of the…
Arbeloa succeeded former Real Madrid teammate Xabi Alonso on the bench on Monday, but suffered a major blow on his debut.
Nightmare night for the Blancos, the first after Xabi Alonso's exemption. For the new coach the start is a shock
Far from solving any problems Real Madrid had with Xabi Alonso, Álvaro Arbeloa's debut left the worst possible taste in the mouth with a defeat and elimination from the Copa del Rey against Albacete, who secured their first-ever victory against the Whites, finding the reward for their faith with a goal from Jefté in stoppage time. Real Madrid lost the second of the four competitions they were vying for in three days. From the defeat in the Clási…
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