Real Madrid 2-2 Fuenlabrada (Agg 4-2): 5 Talking Points

Real Madrid v Fuenlabrada - Copa Del Rey
Real Madrid v Fuenlabrada - Copa Del Rey

#3 Luis Milla with a nice touch of history

Real Madrid v Fuenlabrada - Copa Del Rey
Real Madrid v Fuenlabrada - Copa Del Rey

As Keylor Navas' palms fumbled the ball into the net for Fuenlabrada's opening goal, the loudest cheer on the planet probably came from somewhere in Indonesia. Luis Milla, father to...Luis Milla is currently coach of Indonesia, but he knows plenty about playing at the Bernabeu.

Senior, curiously enough, played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid, although he played longer for Los Blancos, turning out in 165 games for them in the 90s. He scored thrice, but no goal scored by a Milla would have pleased him more than the one we witnessed tonight.

Junior's swerving shot was enough to bamboozle one of the best keepers in the world and he will surely cherish the moment when Fuenlabrada, wee little Fuenlabrada, were leading Real Madrid. At the Santiago Bernabeu.

Football's a game of inches though, and had Cata Diaz' header that crashed off the bar been an inch lower, Fuenlabrada would have been leading 2-0 and Milla might very well have been celebrating defeating his father's team.

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