Celta Vigo 2 Real Madrid 2 (agg 4-3): Cristiano Ronaldo misses open goal from three yards as his side crash out of Copa del Rey as slump goes on
Zinedine Zidane's side slump to 4-3 aggregate defeat in Copa del Rey after a Danilo own-goal and Daniel Wass strike
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CRISTIANO RONALDO missed an open goal from three yards as Real Madrid crashed out of the Copa del Rey.
The superstar hit the crossbar before diverting the rebound onto the post with the score at 0-0 in a poor display from the league leaders.
Needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg, Los Blancos fell behind to a Danilo own-goal.
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And despite mounting a second-half fightback with Ronaldo on target, Zinedine Zidane's side could not join Barcelona in the semi-finals.
The opener came as John Guidetti's effort rebounded off Keylor Navas and went in off full-back Danillo.
Ronaldo made amends for his earlier miss by powering home a trademark set-piece.
But Sergio Ramos missed a guilt-edged chance to pull Real level on aggregate.
And Daniel Wass added a second for Celta with five minutes to play to put Celta in pole position.
Substitute Lucas Vasquez scored a late consolation for Real, who have been on a poor run since the winter break.
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