Copa Del Rey 2016/17: Celta Vigo 2-2 (4-3 agg) Real Madrid, 5 Talking Points

VIGO, SPAIN - JANUARY 25: Danilo of Real Madrid reacts after Daniel Wass of Celta de Vigo scores a goal during the Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg match between Real Club Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid Club de Futbol at Municipal de Balaidos stadium on January 25, 2017 in Vigo, Spain. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
Real Madrid bowed out of Copa Del Rey courtesy of a spirited Celta Vigo performance

#2 Real Madrid struggling to cope with the long injury list

VIGO, SPAIN - JANUARY 25: Zinedine Zidane head coach of Real Madrid during the Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg match between Real Club Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid Club de Ftbol at Municipal de Balados stadium on January 25, 2017 in Vigo, Spain. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
Zinedine Zidane now faces his toughest time as a manager with the bad results and an injury crisis

With such a star-studded squad at their disposal, it was surprising to see several youngsters from the Real Madrid academy on the bench at a game of such importance. Zidane's son, Enzo, and youngster Achraf Hakimi started on the bench as the manager was forced to play in a 3-5-2 formation which included the under-fire Brazilian defender Danilo.

The injury Iist for Real is long with the likes of Raphael Varane, Marcelo and Luka Modric joining the treatment table with the likes of Gareth Bale, Dani Carvajal, Pepe and James Rodriguez.

With the team bowing out of the cup and title rivals closing on to Real's lead at the top, this is the toughest test of Zidane’s short managerial career.

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