2011/12 · Copa del Rey · Round of 16 - Leg 1

Real Madrid 3–2 Malaga

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Match summary

Real Madrid beat Malaga 3–2 on 3 January 2012 in Copa del Rey round of 16 - leg 1. Sami Khedira 68', Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" 70' and Karim Benzema 78' scored for Real Madrid; Sergio Sánchez 10' and Martín Demichelis 29' replied for Malaga.

It was Real Madrid's 26th win in 33 meetings between the clubs (26 wins, 6 draws, 1 defeat for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 5 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W L W W W.

Match events

10'GoalSergio Sánchez
28'Yellow cardGonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
28'Yellow cardÁlvaro Arbeloa Coca
29'GoalMartín Demichelis
46'SubstitutionKarim Benzema for Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "Kaká"
46'SubstitutionMesut Özil for José María Callejón Bueno
46'SubstitutionSami Khedira for Álvaro Arbeloa Coca
57'Yellow cardSergio Sanchez
60'SubstitutionRondón for Rutgerus Johannes Martinius Ruud van Nistelrooy
66'SubstitutionDuda for Isco
68'GoalSami Khedira
70'GoalGonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
75'Yellow cardKépler Laveran Lima Ferreira “Pepe”
78'Yellow cardJérémy Toulalan
78'GoalKarim Benzema
79'SubstitutionDiego Buonanotte for Santiago Cazorla González
80'Yellow cardNacho Monreal
90'Yellow cardXabier Alonso Olano

Match report4 January 2012

Higuain grateful to Real Madrid fans for roaring them to Copa win

By Frank Henriksen

Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain was grateful to home fans after their 3-2 Copa win over Malaga.

Real went into the halftime break 2-0 down before fighting back.

Higuain was on the scoresheet and said afterwards: "It was a complicated game against a difficult opponent. We didn't do well in the first half, but we proved we wanted to win the game despite conceding two goals. We'll have a victory advantage in Malaga, which is a very important thing to have in a two leg knock-out stage."

"We're grateful for the crowd's support. It's hard for teams to beat us when the Bernabeu cheers us on like this. They had a lot to do in this comeback and I hope they continue to support us this way."

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