The Álvaro Arbeloa era at Real Madrid kicked off with a shock 3–2 defeat to second-tier side Albacete, ending the club’s Copa del Rey campaign in utter embarrassment.
Albacete, who sit 17th in La Liga 2, came into the fixture having never defeated Real Madrid. Yet Javi Villar’s first-half goal and Jefté Betancor’s brace were enough to send the Spanish giants packing just three days after they parted ways with Xabi Alonso.
