Result: Melilla 0-4 Real Madrid Date: 31 October 2018 Venue: Estadio Álvarez Claro
Real Madrid bounced back from their sb0bet embarrassing El Clasico defeat with a 4-0 thumping of third division side UD Melilla in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie.Starting life without Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked on Monday following a horrid 5-1 defeat to bitter rivals FC Barcelona, the embattled Real needed serious cleansing.It was the first time in the dugout for their former player and 2002 Champions League winner Santiago Solari in the interim reign.Handing a first-team start to Brazilian summer signing Vinicius Junior, Los Blancos looked destined to right their wrongs with an early chance for Lucas Vazquez, who fired over on 23 minutes.A superb counterattack is the length it took for the floodgates to open sb0bet when Vazquez fed Alvaro Odriozola to provide a measuring cross for Karim Benzema to tap home on 28 minutes.The home side quelled the pressure towards halftime, seeing more of the ball in the wider areas of the pitch without testing a returning Keylor Navas.In succession, Real created two chances out of nothing with Marco Asensio forcing a save from close range and Vazquez doing the same just a minute later.On sb0bet the edge of halftime, Vinicius closed in with a curling effort from outside the box but it failed to get on target going over the top instead.
With virtually the last kick of the half, Asensio propped up to extend their lead after indecisive defending from their adversaries.
A double change was how the second half kick started for Real, as Nacho Hernandez and Fede Valverde entered the action.Incensing pressure continued to befall the third division side who struggled to breathe nor find any solace of comfort to withstand it all.This led to a huge chance for Dani Ceballos to creep in a third but after good footwork, found his effort kept out by a decent save from Barrio.Real eventually grabbed the third with a smashing effort from Odriozola after breaking through the defensive block.It was left to Criscito Gonzalez to round off the contest with a fourth in added time to put Los Blancos in a commanding position ahead of the return leg.