[1] The first leg received this name because of the defeat of Real Madrid, one of the largest clubs in Spanish football and in the world, by a modest Alcorcón team which then played in the third-tier Segunda División B.
On the day before the first leg of the cup-tie versus Alcorcón, one of Real Madrid's corporate sponsors gave the entire senior squad new cars worth a total of €2 million.
Adding insult to injury, the two Alcorcón goalscorers (Borja Pérez and Ernesto Gómez) were alumni of Real Madrid's youth academy.
Man of the Match: Borja Pérez (Alcorcón) Assistant referees: Luis Cote Sáez (Aragon) Aurelio Asensio Rodríguez (Asturias) Fourth official: Rubén Gómez González (Castile and León) This defeat was a lead sports story throughout Europe, being the title page in British,[3] French[4] and Italian publications.
[5] It also marked a rise to relative prominence for the suburban Madrid club; in what may or may not have been a coincidence, Alcorcón began a major stadium renovation project the following month.