Like Manchester City in England, Real Madrid was responsible tonight (Thursday) for its own turnaround, when it managed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Spanish Cup after a dramatic 2:3 at the expense of Villarreal.
Earlier, Barcelona went 0:5 against Ceuta from the third division.
Sabaios celebrates the transformation of Real Madrid, photo: AP
The Blancos came back from a 2:0 deficit at Villarreal after the hosts took the lead with goals from Etienne Capo (4) and Samuel Chukwueza (42).
Ancelotti introduced Marco Asensio and Dani Sabaios in the 56th minute, who immediately scored a goal for Vinicius.
Real's pressure continued when in the 68th minute Karim Benzema struck and Ader Militao pushed in from close range.
In the 86th minute, the turnaround was completed with Sabaios kicking in from the edge of the box.
2:3 to Real Madrid.
A dramatic game for Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, photo: AP
As mentioned, it went much easier for Barcelona against Ceuta from the third division.
Rafinha (41), Robert Lewandowski (50) Fornak Cassia (67) scored an easy 0:3.
Enso Fati (70) scored the fourth and the Polish striker completed a brace in the last minute.
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