Real Madrid are through to the next round of the Copa del Rey, having narrowly seen off Talavera 3-2 at El Prado.Andriy Lunin – 7Could have done better for Talavera’s first goal, but he was

Through to the next round… This is my reaction to the cup win. Get more: Player ratings, pressers and a podcast. One month ago, Real Madrid Castilla beat CF Talavera 1-0 in a league fixture. Now, it was the first team’s turn,

Madrid recovered Mbappe and Huijsen but still did not have Militao, Camavinga and Alaba, while striker Endrick was also missing through suspension after his red card from the bench against Celta. It led to Alonso giving 19-year-old Victor Valdepenas his senior debut at left-back.

In recent weeks, there has been off-field back-and-forth statements from the presidents of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Florentino Perez aimed a new dart at the Catalans earlier in the week, and while