Alcorcon complete Real's humiliation in Cup

By Mark Elkington

MADRID (Reuters) - Third-tier Alcorcon lost 1-0 to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Tuesday but dumped the nine-times European champions out of the King's Cup 4-1 on aggregate.

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 ($1.50 million), 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 visitors were disciplined and organised and grew in confidence the longer Real laboured.

The hosts threatened briefly at the start of the second half, when they hit the crossbar, but as the chances dried up disgruntled fans started whistling the players and chanting for coach Pellegrini to go.