MADRID.- There was no surprise in Cartagena. He real Madridcurrent League and European champion, this Monday comfortably settled its commitment to the round of 32 King’s Cup against Deportiva Minera (5-0), a modest team from the fourth category of Spanish football.
The white team won with similar solvency to that shown on Saturday by FC Barcelona against another semi-amateur team, Barbastro (4-0).
The early goals from the Uruguayan Federico Valverde, with a powerful volley from inside the area (5), and the Frenchman Camavinga, with a header (13), foreshadowed a scandalous victory for Carlo Ancelotti’s men, but in the end only others got on the scoreboard. three goals, from the young Turk Arda Güler (28, 88) and the Croatian veteran Luka Modric (55).
The Italian coach rested several regular starters, with his mind set on the Spanish Super Cup, in whose semifinal Real Madrid will face Mallorca on Thursday.
“A serious game from the beginning to the end, we did it with a good attitude, commitment, playing well, it was a good game, those who played less had minutes,” Ancelotti said.
“We are satisfied, it is obvious that we have more quality than the rival, but it was not obvious to have the same attitude and the same commitment and we have been able to have the same motivation and move forward quite quickly,” he added.
The Brazilian jewel shone
One of the men who was able to vindicate himself was the young Brazilian Endrick, who was very active and had good scoring chances. “Endrick played a good game, he moved well on the field, he had opportunities because his movement is always effective behind the line,” said his coach.
Already in the second half, stars Vinicius and Kylian Mbappé entered the field.
In the absence of the Eldense-Valencia duel on Tuesday, the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey has led to the elimination of four ‘firsts’: Sevilla, Las Palmas, Mallorca and Valladolid, who join Alavés, Girona, Villarreal and Espanyol, who they had previously fallen.
The draw for the round of 16 will take place on Wednesday and the matches will be played between January 14 and 16.
