Alonso was sacked as Madrid boss on Monday after just a matter of months at the helm on the back of his side's 3-2 defeat by arch rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.

ALBACETE, Spain, Jan 14 : New coach Alvaro Arbeloa said he was not afraid of failure as he took the blame for Real Madrid's stunning 3-2 defeat to second-division Albacete in the Copa del Rey round of 16 on Wednesday. Arbeloa endured a nightmare start to his managerial career at Real after taking charge of th

ALBACETE, Spain, Jan 14 : New coach Alvaro Arbeloa said he was not afraid of failure as he took the blame for Real Madrid's stunning 3-2 defeat to second-division Albacete in the Copa del Rey round of 16 on Wednesday. Arbeloa endured a nightmare start to his managerial career at Real after taking charge of th

MADRID, Jan 14 : Substitute Jefte Betancor scored twice as second-tier Albacete pulled off a dramatic 3-2 victory over Spanish giants Real Madrid on Wednesday, eliminating them from the Copa del Rey at the round-of-16 stage on Alvaro Arbeloa's managerial debut.The hosts took the lead in the 42nd minute with J

ALBACETE, Spain, Jan 14 : Racist chants against Real Madrid's much-abused Brazilian forward Vinícius Jr were heard outside the Carlos Belmonte stadium on Wednesday ahead of a Copa del Rey tie against second division side Albacete.A group gathering near the stadium in the city of Albacete chanted abuse about

ALBACETE, Spain, Jan 14 : Racist chants against Real Madrid's much-abused Brazilian forward Vinícius Jr were heard outside the Carlos Belmonte stadium on Wednesday ahead of a Copa del Rey tie against second division side Albacete.A group gathering near the stadium in the city of Albacete chanted abuse about

New Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has opted to leave superstars Jude Bellingham and Thibaut Courtois at home for the Copa del Rey clash.

GOAL rates Real Madrid's players from the Estadio Carlos Belmonte.