Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey round of 32 clash against Talavera will be remembered not only for the result, but for the deeply emotional moments it delivered for the club’s academy. For two young

Real Madrid’s clash with Talavera is available to watch on ESPN Select in the United States. The streaming platform holds the rights to all La Liga and Copa del Rey clashes. The game is also being broadcasted on fuboTV and the ESPN App, though the latter requires a subscription to ESPN+ to watch.

Real Madrid narrowly advanced to the Spanish Cup last 16 with a 3-2 victory over third-tier Talavera, thanks to a Kylian Mbappe brace, while other notable matches saw Villarreal lose to Racing Santander and Albacete defeat Celta Vigo on penalties.

Real Madrid really should have put the game against Talavera to bed far before proceedings got complicated, for they had chances to go 3-0 and even 4-0 up on the night.Yet, they stayed put after

Madrid recovered Mbappe and Huijsen but still did not have Militao, Camavinga and Alaba, while striker Endrick was also missing through suspension after his red card from the bench against Celta. It led to Alonso giving 19-year-old Victor Valdepenas his senior debut at left-back.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso has thrown his full weight behind Florentino Perez in the ongoing war over the Negreira case, insisting that the lack of punishment for Barcelona is viewed with total shock across the rest of Europe.

There is still a great deal of pressure on Real Madrid's manager, after an unconvincing 2-1 win at Alaves on Sunday