Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Quarter Final - First Leg - Real Madrid v Girona - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 24, 2019 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Juan Medina
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid staged a late rally to take a huge step towards the last four of the Copa del Rey by beating Girona 4-2 at home in their quarter-final, first leg on Thursday thanks to goals from Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema in a three-minute spell.
Madrid recovered from an early goal by Anthony Lozano to take a 2-1 halftime lead thanks to a Lucas Vazquez strike and a cheeky 'Panenka' penalty from captain Ramos but were pegged back by Alex Granell's penalty midway through the second half.
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