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Real Madrid vs. Sevilla: 2017 Spanish Copa del Rey Leg 1 Score, Reaction
- Updated: January 4, 2017
Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 3-0 in the first leg of their round-of-16 match in the Copa del Rey at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
La Liga leaders Real were three up by half-time thanks to a brace from James Rodriguez and a Raphael Varane header. James fired in from outside the box to open the scoring, then struck a penalty after Varane had doubled Los Merengues’ lead.
Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli picked a creative team for the visit to the Spanish capital. On-loan Manchester City playmaker Samir Nasri was joined by Brazilian maestro Ganso in a starting XI without a natural striker, per Sevilla’s official Twitter account:
#SevillaFC starting 11#CopaDelRey #vamosmisevilla pic.twitter.com/hHLLy7QD6u
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) January 4, 2017
With Cristiano Ronaldo resting, according to Spanish publication Marca (h/t Football Espana), Real manager Zinedine Zidane used Marco Asensio and James to partner with Alvaro Morata in attack, per the club’s Twitter account:
