Celta inflict second successive defeat on Real Madrid


  • Football
  • Thursday, 19 Jan 2017

Football Soccer - Real Madrid v Celta Vigo - Spanish King's Cup - Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Madrid, Spain - 18/01/17 Celta Vigo's Pablo Hernandez (L), Jonny Castro and Iago Aspas (R) celebrate their team's second goal. REUTERS/Juan Medina

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Real Madrid lost 2-1 at home to Celta Vigo in their Spanish King's Cup quarter-final first leg on Wednesday to slump to their second defeat in a row following a record winning streak.

Spain striker Iago Aspas, the top-scoring Spaniard in La Liga, gave the visitors a shock lead in the 64th minute by pouncing on a misjudged back-heeled clearance from Marcelo and showing composure to fire past a sea of defenders.

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