Boos ring out as Real crash out of Spanish CupReal Madrid crashed out of the Spanish Cup on Tuesday as they could only manage a 1-0 victory at the Bernabeu over third division Alcorcon, who went through to the last 16 with a 4-1 aggregate score. The loss extended Real's drought in the competition dating back to 1993. The Real supporters had booed the players off at half-time while there were cries of 'Pellegrini resign' at the coach Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Pellegrini (born 16 September 1953 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean ex-footballer and current manager. As a footballer, he played most of his career for Universidad de Chile. As a coach, he has managed teams mostly in Argentina and Chile. , especially when the 56-year-old Chilean replaced Real's most impressive player on the night Frenchman Lassana Diarra Lassana Diarra (born March 10, 1985 in Paris, France) is a French footballer of Malian descent, who plays for English Premier League club Arsenal. His predominant position is defensive midfielder, but he can also play at right back. with over 20 minutes remaining. Pellegrini, who took over in the close season after an impressive spell in charge of Villarreal, had started with four strikers including Kaka ka·ka n. A brownish-green New Zealand parrot (Nestor meridionalis). [Maori k  k , Real icon Raul and former Manchester United star Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinius van Nistelrooy (originally spelled Van Nistelrooij) (born 1 July 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre forward for Real Madrid and the Dutch national team. .
However, they failed to have the impact he wished and it wasn't until the 81st minute they scored, through Dutch attacking midfielder Rafael van der Vaart Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Bundesliga side HSV and plays for the Dutch national team. Van der Vaart was born to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father in Heemskerk, in North Holland. . 
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