CF Talavera 2-3 Real Madrid (Mbappé x2, OG). Through to the next round… This is my reaction to the cup win. Get more: Player ratings, pressers and a podcast.
One month ago, Real Madrid Castilla beat CF
Talavera 1-0 in a league fixture. Now, it was the first team’s turn, after the third division outfit drew the biggest team in the world out of the hat. They’d be up against Kylian Mbappé, who started up top, alongside Gonzalo García and Endrick. Franco Mastantuono was deployed just behind them, with Castilla full-back David Jiménez getting a much deserved opportunity. Andriy Lunin captained the side this afternoon.
Despite firing the shots in consistently, Real Madrid would only take the lead via a penalty, late in the first half. Nobody but Kylian Mbappé was going to take it – who sent the keeper the wrong way to score. He thought he had another before half-time after some great work to infiltrate the box – but the ball bobbled in off of a defender to confirm an own goal. 2-0 at the break.
While the second half would be more of the same in terms of missed chances – there would be a different chapter to the story. Talavera did to Real Madrid what they could not against Castilla one month prior: score a goal, to make it game on. Kylian Mbappé would bag another, seemingly putting the game out of reach – only for Talavera to strike back in added time, making for a chaotic finish. They managed to see it out, but should they have needed to? 3-2 at full-time, and Real Madrid go through to the next round. What did you think about the result?
