Copa Del Rey QF Wrap: Mallorca Batter Madrid
Vicente Del Bosque's Copa Del Rey gamble finally came unstuck against Mallorca as Real Madrid were hammered 4-0 in Son Moix.
Vicente Del Bosque's Copa Del Rey gamble finally came unstuck against Mallorca as Real Madrid were hammered 4-0 in Son Moix.
Goals from Fernando Nino, Samuel Etoo (2) and Walter Pandiani saw the Balearic Islanders comfortably through to the semi finals.
After being criticised for fielding an understrength side in the 1-1 draw last week, Del Bosque failed to heed the warnings and again left many regulars out of the side.
The four-goal margin flattered the visitors as Mallorca twice hit the bar after netting their eventual total after just 48 minutes.
With only Zinedine Zidane, Ivan Helguera and Raul in the side from Madrid's regular side, Del Bosque will face some tough questions after watching his side outplayed.
Nino opened the scoring with a header that just crossed the line after just seven minutes, but it was Etoo two goals in two minutes that put the game beyond the visitors' reach.
Three minutes after the intveral, Madrid's misery was complete as Pandiani steered home a low cross from eight yards.
Osasuna won an epic quarter final clash with Sevilla 3-2 in El Sadar thanks to Inaki Munoz's extra time penalty.
A layer of snow on the pitch added to the spectacle as both sides failed to take control of the match and the defenders failed to cope with the opponents' forwards.
Osasuna went into the match as favourites after the first game ended 1-1 and they reasserted that belief when Patxi Punal put them ahead on the night after 76 minutes.
But with just two minutes left on the clock Antonito popped up to level for the Andalucian visitors and take the game in to extra time.
Again the home side took the lead through Cesar Palacios and once more Sevilla pegged them back as Francisco Casquero his the target to put Sevilla head on away goals.
With time running out though, Osasuna pushed forward for a winner and were rewarded as Antonio Notario rushed from his goal to trip Brit in the area.
Munoz stepped forward and slammed home the resulting spot kick to send Osasuna through to the last four.