Real Madrid were beaten in extra-time 2-1 by third-tier side Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey. Alfredo Relaño analyses the game and the fall-out.

At the end of the game, the Athletic Club players jumped euphorically and embraced as Marcelino beamed with the scenes resembling that of a title win.

Club officials spent the day complaining that the game should not be played. No reward for a trip Madrid didn't want to make in the first place, writes Alfredo Relaño.

Alfredo Relaño looks at the "poker game" currently being played out between Florentino Pérez and Sergio Ramos at Real Madrid amid the ongoing impasse in contract talks.

Alfredo Relaño analyses Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Granada at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano, which keeps them in the hunt for LaLiga glory.

Partido de los que hacen afición, se decía antes

Despite the 3-1 score line, Real Madrid were not at the same level as over the past week against Athletic, who could have snatched a point but for Courtois.

Zidane capped a happy week as his team sealed a comfortable victory over Atlético, one which allowed them to reduce the distance at the top of the table, writes Alfredo Relaño.

After a roller-coaster group stage Karim Benzema guided Real Madrid into the last 16 with LaLiga's other representatives Barcelona, Atlético and Sevilla.