Leganés vs Real Madrid, 2024-25 Spanish Copa del Rey, Quarterfinals
· Spanish Copa del Rey
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Last-gasp Garcia header gives Real Madrid Cup win over Leganes
A stoppage-time goal by 20-year-old striker Gonzalo Garcia earned Real Madrid a hard-fought 3-2 win over lowly local rivals Leganes in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Diego García (Leganes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Cruz.
- 2': Foul by Endrick (Real Madrid).
- 2': Renato Tapia (Leganes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Adrià Alti (Leganes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 5': Attempt saved. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
- 5': Attempt missed. Valentin Rosier (Leganes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 7': Corner, Leganes. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 8': Corner, Leganes. Conceded by Arda Güler.
- 8': Attempt missed. Matija Nastasic (Leganes) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Darko Brasanac (Leganes).
- 11': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Diego García (Leganes).
- 12': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Renato Tapia.
- 13': Attempt saved. Endrick (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 14': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Valentin Rosier.
- 14': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Darko Brasanac.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Yvan Neyou (Leganes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt missed. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yvan Neyou with a cross.
- 18': Goal! Leganes 0, Real Madrid 1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 19': Attempt missed. Diego García (Leganes) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Darko Brasanac.
- 20': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Leganes).
- 22': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Darko Brasanac (Leganes).
- 24': Attempt missed. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrià Alti.
- 25': Goal! Leganes 0, Real Madrid 2. Endrick (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 26': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
- 26': Renato Tapia (Leganes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Endrick (Real Madrid).
- 27': Sergio González (Leganes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt saved. Endrick (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 31': Foul by Diego García (Leganes).
- 31': Jacobo Ramón (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Adrià Alti (Leganes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 37': Foul by Valentin Rosier (Leganes).
- 37': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Juan Cruz (Leganes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a headed pass.
- 38': Penalty conceded by Jacobo Ramón (Real Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 39': Goal! Leganes 1, Real Madrid 2. Juan Cruz (Leganes) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 40': Foul by Adrià Alti (Leganes).
- 40': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Real Madrid. Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Leganes).
- 45'+1': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': Adrià Alti (Leganes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Leganes 1, Real Madrid 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Leganes 1, Real Madrid 2.
- 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Rodrygo.
- 48': Foul by Endrick (Real Madrid).
- 48': Renato Tapia (Leganes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 50': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Juan Soriano.
- 50': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde following a corner.
- 53': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Valentin Rosier (Leganes).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Adrià Alti (Leganes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt missed. Juan Cruz (Leganes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez.
- 58': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sergio González.
- 59': Goal! Leganes 2, Real Madrid 2. Juan Cruz (Leganes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darko Brasanac.
- 61': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 64': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arda Güler.
- 64': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Juan Soriano.
- 65': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
- 65': Diego García (Leganes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Jacobo Ramón (Real Madrid).
- 66': Attempt missed. Yvan Neyou (Leganes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio González.
- 67': Foul by Sergio González (Leganes).
- 67': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Sergio González (Leganes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 72': Endrick (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Leganes).
- 73': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
- 73': Juan Cruz (Leganes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Leganes. Dani Raba replaces Juan Cruz.
- 74': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Diego García (Leganes).
- 74': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 75': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Dani Raba (Leganes).
- 76': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Arda Güler.
- 78': Adrià Alti (Leganes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid).
- 79': Delay in match (Real Madrid).
- 79': Jacobo Ramón (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Leganes. Julián Chicco replaces Diego García.
- 80': Substitution, Leganes. Miguel de la Fuente replaces Óscar Rodríguez.
- 81': Offside, Leganes. Dani Raba is caught offside.
- 82': Dani Raba (Leganes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 82': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Ferland Mendy.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Endrick.
- 84': Attempt saved. Dani Raba (Leganes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel de la Fuente with a headed pass.
- 84': Corner, Leganes. Conceded by Andrii Lunin.
- 87': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 87': Julián Chicco (Leganes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Dani Raba (Leganes).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Darko Brasanac.
- 90': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
- 90': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Leganes).
- 90'+3': Goal! Leganes 2, Real Madrid 3. Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leganes 2, Real Madrid 3.
- 0': Match ends, Leganes 2, Real Madrid 3.
Statistics
 RMA |
LEG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 9 |
| 58.9 | Possession | 41.1 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 12 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 533 | Accurate Passes | 349 |
| 573 | Passes | 398 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 21 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
Venue: Butarque
Location: Leganés, Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 11,709
Venue: Butarque
Location: Leganés, Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 11,709
Line-Ups
Leganés (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Soriano (GK) |
| 22 | Matija Nastasic |
| 6 | Sergio González  |
| 5 | Renato Tapia |
| 2 | Adrià Altimira |
| 12 | Valentin Rosier |
| 7 | Óscar Rodríguez |
| 17 | Yvan Neyou |
| 11 | Juan Cruz |
| 14 | Darko Brasanac |
| 19 | Diego Garcia |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Andriy Lunin (GK) |
| 31 | Jacobo Ramón |
| 35 | Raúl Asencio |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 14 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 21 | Brahim Díaz |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 16 | Endrick |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
| 15 | Arda Güler |
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