Santiago Bernabéu stadium

Noble in defeat. Mirandés made it through to the semi-final stage and even took decent score back to Anduva but eventually fell short of the mark..

The depression which had hung over Real Madrid since their Copa del Rey exit vanished in a vibrant second half display in Sunday’s Clásico, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño evaluates the surprise meeting of Guardiola and Toni Kroos after the Real Madrid-Man City game at the Bernabéu.