CRIS OF DEATH

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

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.

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Cristiano Ronaldo missed a guilt-edged chance to open the scoring as Real could only draw 1-1

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.

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John Guidetti's strike rebounded off Kiko Casilla and in off DaniloCredit: Getty Images
Casilla argues with Sergio Ramos after Celta Vigo took a 1-0 leadCredit: Reuters
Cristiano Ronaldo hit the post twice before Real Madrid fell behindCredit: Getty Images

Ronaldo made amends for his earlier miss by powering home a trademark set-piece.

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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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Zidane's side smashed eight goals without conceding in their first two matches of 2017  but suffered a costly league defeat against second-placed Sevilla.

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Los Rojiblancos are just one point behind Real in La Liga, albeit having played an extra game.

But in positive news for Zidane, Gareth Bale posted a video of himself on an anti-gravity treadmill as he aims to return to training this week.

 

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