Albacete vs Real Madrid: 3–2

Albacete beat Real Madrid 3–2 in the Spanish Copa del Rey on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain.

Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey (2025-26 Spanish Copa del Rey, Round of 16)
Kick-off time: Wed, 14 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain
Attendance: 16,807
Teams: Albacete (home), Real Madrid (away)

Goals

42' — Javi Villar (Albacete), assist Lazo
45'+3' — Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid)
82' — Jefté (Albacete)
90'+1' — Gonzalo García (Real Madrid), assist Arda Güler
90'+4' — Jefté (Albacete)

Starting line-ups

Albacete (5-3-2): Raúl Lizoain (G), Javi Villar (CD), Carlos Neva (CD-L), Javier Moreno (CD-R), Daniel Bernabeu (LB), Lorenzo Aguado (RB), Alejandro Meléndez (CM), Antonio Pacheco Ruiz (CM-L), Capi (CM-R), Lazo (CF-L), Dani Escriche (CF-R).

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Andriy Lunin (G), Dean Huijsen (CD-L), Raúl Asencio (CD-R), Fran García (LB), David Jiménez (RB), Jorge Cestero (CM), Arda Güler (LM), Federico Valverde (RM), Gonzalo García (F), Vinícius Júnior (LF), Franco Mastantuono (RF).

Recent form

Albacete: lost 3–1 vs Málaga (14 Dec); won 2–2 vs Celta Vigo (17 Dec); drew 1–1 away to Granada (21 Dec); lost 3–1 vs Leganés (4 Jan); drew 0–0 away to Real Sociedad II (10 Jan).

Real Madrid: won 3–2 away to Talavera (17 Dec); won 2–0 vs Sevilla (20 Dec); won 5–1 vs Real Betis (4 Jan); won 2–1 away to Atlético Madrid (8 Jan); lost 3–2 away to Barcelona (11 Jan).