Real Madrid sweeps Girona and advance to semi-finals



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MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid won a convincing 4-2 win at home against Girona in the quarterfinals of the King 's Cup in an exciting match Thursday at Santiago Bernabeu.

The match, which saw a lot of ups and downs between the two teams, eventually ended in a convincing victory for Real Girona, placing the club in the semifinals.

After a very early start to the game on both sides, Real scored a surprise goal against Grona striker Anthony Lozano in the seventh minute of the match and in the first half.

Real Madrid's goal was to regain their players, who had taken control of the match after Girona's first goal.

Indeed, the Real Madrid players managed to equalize through Lucas Vázquez after a superb right-back Alvaro Udroziola in the 17th minute of the first half.

Real Madrid were able to return the full result in the final minutes of the first period thanks to Spanish captain Sergio Ramos in the 42nd minute of the first period and match.

Real Madrid received a penalty in the 41st minute thanks to striker Vincius Jr., translated by captain Sergio Ramos successfully against Girona in a distinctive manner.

The second half was played in the first half, with both teams finding free space to threaten both goals, despite repeated defense mistakes on both sides.

In the 67th minute, Girona was penalized by Real Madrid midfielder Marcos Yorenti, replaced by Alex Granell, scorer of the equalizer for Girona.

In the 77th minute, the Savior always appeared to Sergio Ramos and scored his second personal goal and Real Madrid's third goal in the match after a remarkable activity by Brazilian defender Marcelo.

A few minutes later, French striker Karim Benzema secured Real Madrid's victory and boosted the club's progress with a relatively quiet fourth goal after 80 minutes, after allowing Brazilian striker Vincius finish Real Madrid 4-2 in Girona.

Real is preparing to travel to Catalonia to face Girona in the return match on Thursday 31 January.

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