Both sides scored penalties as Girona slipped to a 4-2 loss at Real Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final on Thursday.
2018/2019 Copa del Rey
4-2
Match Report
Sergio Ramos scored twice as Real Madrid earned a 4-2 lead in a pulsating first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final at home to Girona.
Anthony Lozano gave Girona an early lead at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday, but Madrid battled back thanks to Lucas Vazquez's equaliser and a Ramos penalty.
Another spot-kick saw Girona equalise, Alex Granell stepping up to convert after Marcos Llorente needlessly handled the ball in the box, but Ramos and Karim Benzema struck late.
Match Events
7'GOAL! Real Madrid 0-1 Girona (Lozano)
Who saw that coming?! Raul Garcia escapes down the left and curls in a fine cross that Lozano neatly tucks away. Girona lead 1-0!
18'GOAL! Real Madrid 1-1 Girona (Vazquez)
Well that didn't take long after all! Odriozola is played in behind and keeps his composure to cut the ball back for Vazquez, who makes no mistake with a simple close-range finish. Girona's lead is erased in little more than 10 minutes and it's 1-1.
42'Penalty Goal! Real Madrid 2-1 Girona (Ramos)
Gloriously cheeky and just so stereotypically Ramos! The captain puts his team ahead with a Panenka penalty following Lozano's foul on the influential Vinicius. Madrid lead 2-1 just before half-time.
66'Penalty Goal! Real Madrid 2-2 Girona (Granell)
Girona have a precious equaliser entirely against the run of play! It's all thanks to Llorente's strange decision to stick his hand up in the air, seemingly unnerved by an impending collision. Granell punishes him with an expert spot-kick and it's back to 2-2.
77'GOAL! Real Madrid 3-2 Girona (Ramos)
The captain delivers again! Ramos completes his brace and restores Madrid's advantage, staying forward following a free-kick in order to power in a header from Marcelo's cute left-sided cross. It's 3-2 and they'll want more!
80'GOAL! Real Madrid 4-2 Girona (Benzema)
And just like that it's 4-2! Vinicius, perhaps the best player on the pitch, strides onto Isco's pass and slides the ball across the face for a Benzema tap-in at the back post. Madrid have established a two-goal buffer for the first time.
Line-ups
Real Madrid XI: Sergio Ramos, L. Modrić, Benzema, Marcelo, T. Courtois, Casemiro, Nacho, Lucas Vázquez, Álvaro Odriozola, Ceballos, Vinícius Júnior
Subs: T. Kroos, Isco, R. Varane, Marcos Llorente, Reguilón, Luca Zidane, B.Diaz
Girona XI: Iraizoz, S. Doumbia, Ramalho, B.García, Alcalá, Muniesa, A. Lozano, Juanpe, R.García, Granell, D. Luiz
Subs: C. Stuani, Espinosa, Y. Bounou, Portu, P.Pons, Paik Seung-Ho, Valery