Real Madrid placed on a masterful second-half present to drag off a shocking 3-2 victory over Villarreal within the Copa del Rey Last 16 on Thursday, with substitute Dani Ceballos taking part in a starring function after Los Blancos trailed 2-0 on the break.
The 26-year-old midfielder delivered an help for Real’s first purpose, created the opening for the second, and scored the winner for the guests, who getting ready to elimination after they trailed 2-0 at halftime.
Villarreal moved shortly into the lead with an excellent transfer by Etienne Capoue within the fourth minute, who volleyed into the far put up.
They dominated the primary half and prolonged their lead within the forty first minute when Gerard Moreno discovered Samuel Chukwueze ghosting between two defenders and delivered an excellent move to the Nigerian winger, who powered his shot into the highest left nook.
Ceballos got here off the bench within the 56th minute to play a pivotal function in all of Real Madrid’s objectives.
One minute after approaching, he delivered an outstanding by way of ball to Vinicius Jr., who scored from point-blank vary.
Twelve minutes later, he crossed to Karim Benzema, whose towering header was denied by Filip Jorgensen however allowed Eder Militao to attain from the rebound. Finally, within the 86th minute, Ceballos slotted an ideal low shot from contained in the field to present Real Madrid the win.
“I think that when you have the chance to wear this jersey, even for one minute, you have to seize the opportunity,” Ceballos informed TVE.
“I’m happy to have been able to inject energy and desire into the team, and luckily we have turned the game around.”
After their 2-1 La Liga defeat by Villarreal two weeks in the past and a 3-1 loss to Barcelona within the Spanish Super Cup last final Sunday, Real Madrid wanted a win to rebuild their confidence as they bid for his or her first triumph within the competitors since 2014.
“Sure, we want to dominate every game we play, but in the last few weeks, we have not been able to,” Ceballos mentioned.
“We have played many games in a row, many players have come back from the World Cup, and now we have to move on and look forward.”
