Overview
- The Segunda División club won 3-2 at the Carlos Belmonte as Jefte scored twice, including the decisive 94th-minute finish.
- Real Madrid exited in the Round of 16 after selecting a heavily rotated squad that left Mbappé and Bellingham in Madrid.
- RFEF dressing-room footage showed coach Alberto Gonzalez predicting the club’s first-ever win over Real Madrid before kickoff.
- Gonzalez credited the bond with supporters as fundamental to the result and highlighted the competitive level of Spain’s second tier.
- Alvaro Arbeloa’s first match in charge ended in defeat, with Castilla prospects Jorge Cestero and David Jimenez starting.