Copa del Rey: Real Madrid claim record streak with last-gasp draw against Sevilla

Real Madrids defender Sergio Ramos C ceebrates with teammate after scoring a goal during the Spanish Copa del Rey Pic AFPReal Madrid set a Spanish record of 40 matches unbeaten in all competitions after they came back from two goals behind to snatch a 33 draw at Sevilla with a lastgasp equaliser from Karim Benzema in the Kings Cup on ThursdayReal trailed 31 in the 77th minute of their last16 second leg tie but captain Sergio Ramos reduced the arrears from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute after Matias Kranevitter had pulled down Casemiro in the areaWith seconds remaining Marcelo fed Benzema in the area and the Frenchman struck a rightfooted shot past Sevilla goalkeeper David Soria as Real progressed to the quarterfinals with a 63 aggregate winSevilla played a great game and it proved very difficult for us Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane told reporters We suffered a lot But we have character and that is goodPerhaps Sevilla deserved to win on the night but in terms of the tie we deserved to go throughSevilla took the lead when Danilo headed a cross from Pablo Sarabia into his own net in the 10th minute but Marco Asensio equalised with a low nearpost shot following a terrific run from midfield three minutes after the restartStevan Jovetic who joined Sevilla on loan from Inter Milan this week volleyed home rightfooted eight minutes after coming on to put the hosts in front in the 54th minute before Vicente Iborra pounced on a loose ball to add a thirdReal looked to be heading for their first defeat since they lost to VfL Wolfsburg last April but Ramos clawed his team back into the contest with a Panenkastyle dinked penalty into the middle of the goal before substitute Benzema completed the comebackReal had equalled archrivals Barcelonas long unbeaten run with a 50 rout of Granada on SaturdayWe werent thinking about the record Real Madrid leftback Marcelo said We take it one game at a timeThe important thing is that we reacted we played a great game and we are going to continue to fight like we did tonightSevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli handed Clement Lenglet his debut following his move from Nancy last week and the French defender saw his closerange header kept out by goalkeeper Kiko Casilla minutes before Benzemas equaliserReal four points clear of Sevilla at the top of La Liga face them again at the same venue on SundayWe expect an even more difficult game on Sunday Zidane said Sevilla are a very good side They are doing very well and its not by chance that they are second in the table