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Copa del Rey: Real Madrid gain revenge over minnows Alcoyano

FILE: September 22, 2021 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates scoring a goal that is later disallowed after a VAR review REUTERS

Real Madrid needed a lot of effort and a little luck as they won 3-1 at Alcoyano in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, with two late goals helping them gain revenge for their defeat to the third-tier side last year.

It looked like deja-vu as Real Madrid returned to El Collao stadium twelve months after being humiliated 2-1 by the same team, who hail from a small town close to Alicante.

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