Soccer-Madrid earn Copa del Rey win over Leganes to lift mood
Captain Sergio Ramos gave the floundering European champions the lead from the penalty spot shortly before halftime at a sparsely attended Santiago Bernabeu.
Fans stayed away after Sunday's shock defeat by Real Sociedad left them 10 points adrift of leaders Barcelona in La Liga.
Lucas Vazquez doubled the lead midway through the second half after a mix up between the visiting defence and goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar.
Brazilian teenager Vinicius Jr brought the crowd to its feet with an outrageous volley to further stretch Madrid's lead in the 78th minute, giving Santiago Solari's side a huge advantage heading into next Wednesday's return leg. (Reporting by Richard Martin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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