Alcorcón, stanley?? Who are they?!

Well Stanley, let me take it from here. This is the question on many peoples lips as the mighty Real Madrid welcome the modest lower-league football club to the Santiago Bernabeu tonight for the second leg of their 'Copa Del Rey' matchup. Yet many more know exactly who they are, after they inflicted upon Madrid one of their most humbling defeats in their long, illustrious history two weeks ago in the Santo Domingo Municipal Stadium. 4-0 was the scoreline, and to be fair to Alcorcón, that score didn't do them justice on the night. They tore Madrid apart at the seams.

So, who are they? Alcorcón are a small club from the suburbs of Madrid who are currently battling their way through the 'Segunda B Group II' league which, although being third tier, is probably more akin to the conference in England. The club was founded in 1971, and the current team is made up of a mixture of journeymen and local youth.... exactly as you would expect. This aspect of the team is personified beautifully by the two Borja Perezs. One, a young defender, was a signing from the Real Madrid youth team a year ago, whereas the other (who in the first leg, scored two of the six goals to his name against Madrid in the cup throughout his career) is the veteran star striker recently snapped up from Alicante CF.

Pelligrini and his men will be looking to exorcise some ghosts tonight, hoping to overturn the four goal defecit to salvage some pride. They did it in the cup during the 74/75 season, and went on to win it. Alcorcón, on the other hand, can soak up the atmosphere, safe in the knowledge they have nothing to lose, and several euros to gain. Let's hope they milk it for all it's worth.

Copa Del Rey Fixtures: Tue 10.11.09 Second Leg (First Leg Score)

Atlético (2) - Marbella (0) 7pm
Valencia (1) - Alcoyano (0) 7pm
Real Madrid (0) - Alcorcón (4) 7pm
Osasuna (2) - Xerez (1) 8pm
Malaga (1) - Zaragoza (1) 8pm
Deportivo (1) - Murcia (0) 8pm
Sporting (1) - Recreativo (1) 8pm
Tenerife (1) - Celta (2)  8pm
Sevilla (4) - Atlético Ciudad (2) 8pm
Villarreal (1) - Puertollano (1) 9pm
Barcelona (2) - Cultural (0) 10pm

Livin La Liga Live Link: Watch Real Madrid v Alcorcón HERE

Livin La Liga Live Link: Watch Barcelona v Cultural HERE