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Alcorcon complete Real humiliation

Real had promised to rectify their embarrassing 4-0 first leg defeat with a stirring fightback at home at the last-32 stage.

Manuel Pellegrini's side though, boasting Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy up front supported by Gonzalo Higuain and Kaka, created little in front of a near-full house.

Alcorcon operate on a budget of just over one million euros, around 400 times smaller than Real's.

"Beating Real Madrid is a dream come true and there is a nice party going on right now in the dressing room. I think we deserve it," said coach Juan Antonio Anquela.

"The players made an incredible effort and I want to thank them publicly for that."

The supporters that remained cheered Alcorcon's every touch and gave them a standing ovation at the finish. "We can't say we didn't try but it's clear we didn't achieve our objective," Real director general Jorge Valdano told Canal Plus television.

"But I say again we have absolute confidence in the coach, the same as we did before the game."

Barca put five past Cultural Leonesa on the night to win 7-0 on aggregate, with Bojan Krkic's double opening the floodgates at the Nou Camp.