Elche 1-2 Real Madrid: Eden Hazard scores first goal of the season as Madrid come from behind to avoid cup shock

Eden Hazard came off the bench to score a 116th-minute winner as 10-man Real Madrid came from behind in extra-time to beat Elche and claim their place in the quarter-final of the Copa del Rey. A frantic couple of minutes in extra-time saw Marcelo sent off for denying Tete Morente a clear goal-scoring opportunity.

Real Madrid's pain was compounded as Gonzalo Verdu scored from the resulting free-kick, his shot taking a wicked deflection off Dani Ceballos to wrong-foot stand-in goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. Ad/> Their lead didn't last long, however, as Isco flicked in Ceballos' shot in the 108th-minute, and Hazard won the game eight minutes later, the Belgium international running onto David Alaba's through-ball before rounding the goalkeeper and shooting into an empty net.

TransfersFive-club battle erupts for Haaland, Juventus in Martial trouble — Paper Round18/01/2022 AT 23:01 Carlo Ancelotti made six changes from the Copa de Espana victory over Athletic Club on Sunday, with the likes of Karim Benzema, Casemiro, Luka Modric and Hazard — of course — named amongst the substitutes. The much-changed side struggled to deal with Elche's pace on the break in the first half and the hosts must have been wondering how they weren't ahead at the interval after creating several chances.

Guido Carrillo somehow hit the woodwork from three yards out and the goal gaping. Desperate to make amends, the Elche forward met a cross with a determined downward header, but this time was denied by the fully stretched Lunin.

Los Blancos showed signs of improvement as half-time approached, and Luka Jovic — handed a rare opportunity to impress — side-footed a first-time effort past the post just moments after the restart. Casemiro and Modric were