Were Barcelona lucky to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals? (2:34)
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Alvaro Arbeloa: A defeat like this is painful (0:53)
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Arbeloa: Madrid Copa exit to 2nd-tier side 'painful'

New Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa took responsibility for the team's "painful" 3-2 Copa del Rey defeat to second-tier Albacete on Wednesday, defending his decision to rest a number of senior players.

Why Real Madrid's defeat to Albacete is a 'failure' for Arbeloa (1:53)
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Madrid dumped from Copa in Arbeloa's 1st game

Álvaro Arbeloa got off to a dismal start as the new coach of Real Madrid, seeing his team lose to second-division club Albacete 3-2 and drop out of the Copa del Rey in the round of 16 on Wednesday.

Will Vinícius Jr. be more 'productive' under Alvaro Arbeloa? (2:25)
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Griezmann sends Atlético Madrid to Copa quarters

Antoine Griezmann scored with a well-placed free kick shot to give Atlético Madrid a 1-0 road win over second-division club Deportivo La Coruña and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday.

Alvaro Arbeloa 'not afraid of failure' at Real Madrid (1:24)
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Atleti coach Simeone apologizes for Vinícius row

Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone has apologised for his touchline row with Vinícius Júnior during last week's Supercopa semifinal, admitting he "didn't do the right thing."