Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema star as Real Madrid take edge into Copa del Rey second leg
Thursday evening's entertaining Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu swung back and forth, but Real Madrid came on strong late for a 4-2 win which makes them favourites to progress after next Thursday's second leg at Girona.
Positives
Madrid are close to the Copa del Rey semifinals for the first time since they won the competition back in 2014, with the way they reacted to both Girona goals particularly impressive. The burgeoning relationship between Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior...