<p>Murcia goalkeeper Dani Hernandez made second-half saves to deny Cristiano Ronaldo, Pedro Leon and substitute Angel Di Maria to keep Madrid from taking the lead in the first leg match.<br /><br />Madrid controlled the game at the Nueva Condomina stadium as it was determined not to repeat last year’s 4-0 first leg defeat to minnow Alcorcon at the same stage. Third-tier clubs have eliminated Madrid in the fourth round the past two seasons.<br /><br />Madrid, a 17-time winner of the domestic cup competition, hasn’t won it since 1993.<br />“It’s not the result we wanted because we always want to win. But with this same attitude the return leg won’t be a problem,” Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said. “We’ll definitely win and go through.”<br /><br />Meanwhile, record 25-time champion Barcelona fielded a largely reserve side and still earned an easy 2-0 win at Ceuta.<br /><br />Not one of its six players shortlisted for the FIFA Ballon d’Or world player of the year award were in Barcelona’s starting line-up on the North African enclave. Barcelona’s squad arrived by helicopter. <br /><br />The Spanish champion looked like scoring right from the start and Maxwell duly found the net with a left-footed shot past ‘keeper Cecilio Nauzet in the 16th minute. Nine minutes later, Thiago missed Maxwell’s centering cross but Pedro was there at far post to guide the ball in.<br /><br />Barcelona peppered Ceuta’s goal throughout the match, with Bojan Krkic hitting the crossbar and then being denied by Nauzet in the second half.</p>
<p>Murcia goalkeeper Dani Hernandez made second-half saves to deny Cristiano Ronaldo, Pedro Leon and substitute Angel Di Maria to keep Madrid from taking the lead in the first leg match.<br /><br />Madrid controlled the game at the Nueva Condomina stadium as it was determined not to repeat last year’s 4-0 first leg defeat to minnow Alcorcon at the same stage. Third-tier clubs have eliminated Madrid in the fourth round the past two seasons.<br /><br />Madrid, a 17-time winner of the domestic cup competition, hasn’t won it since 1993.<br />“It’s not the result we wanted because we always want to win. But with this same attitude the return leg won’t be a problem,” Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said. “We’ll definitely win and go through.”<br /><br />Meanwhile, record 25-time champion Barcelona fielded a largely reserve side and still earned an easy 2-0 win at Ceuta.<br /><br />Not one of its six players shortlisted for the FIFA Ballon d’Or world player of the year award were in Barcelona’s starting line-up on the North African enclave. Barcelona’s squad arrived by helicopter. <br /><br />The Spanish champion looked like scoring right from the start and Maxwell duly found the net with a left-footed shot past ‘keeper Cecilio Nauzet in the 16th minute. Nine minutes later, Thiago missed Maxwell’s centering cross but Pedro was there at far post to guide the ball in.<br /><br />Barcelona peppered Ceuta’s goal throughout the match, with Bojan Krkic hitting the crossbar and then being denied by Nauzet in the second half.</p>
