"Albacete," competing in the Segunda, caused a sensation by defeating Real Madrid with a score of 3:2 in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, thus knocking the giants out of the tournament.
The main hero of the match was Hefte Betancor, who, coming off the bench, scored two goals. An additional goal for Albacete was scored by Javi Villar. Despite all of Real's efforts to turn the game around, the team could not avoid elimination.
The event took place at the "Carlos Belmonte" stadium, where about 17,000 spectators gathered. This match marked the debut of Álvaro Arbeloa as head coach of Real after the recent resignation of Xabi Alonso. Real fielded mostly a reserve squad and faced serious difficulties against a motivated opponent.
Before the start of the game, there were also reports of racist insults directed at Vinícius Júnior, which negatively affected the atmosphere of the match.
