Overview
- Albacete beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the round of 16, with Betancor scoring in the 82nd minute and again at 90+4 to decide the match.
- The winners sit 17th in Spain’s Segunda División, underscoring the scale of the upset.
- The game was Álvaro Arbeloa’s first in charge after replacing Xabi Alonso earlier this week and followed a 3-2 Supercopa final loss to Barcelona.
- Real Madrid were without Kylian Mbappé and started several youngsters, with Franco Mastantuono and Gonzalo García providing the visitors’ goals.
- Thibaut Courtois condemned racist chants aimed at Vinícius Júnior outside the stadium before the match, sharing a video and calling it ‘disgusting.’