Copa del Rey quarter-final 2nd leg: Celta Vigo 2-2 Real Madrid | Celta Vigo wins 4-3 on aggregate

A trademark Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick and a late Lucas Vazquez header proved to be in vain as Real Madrid crashed out of the Copa del Rey in a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo, losing 4-3 on aggregate.

Celta had stunned Madrid by winning 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu in last week's quarter-final first leg — a result that formed part of a three-game winless run for Zinedine Zidane's LaLiga leader.

Sunday's (AEDT) league victory over Malaga looked to have put Madrid back on track, despite the addition of Marcelo and Luka Modric to an injury list that already features Gareth Bale and Pepe.

Madrid remained the more fancied to go through despite the first-leg result, but fell further behind late in the first half when Danilo put through his own net - not that he knew much about it.

Ronaldo powered in a free-kick after 62 minutes as Madrid sought to claw back the deficit but Daniel Wass, having played a key role in Celta's opener, placed a shot beyond Kiko Casilla with five minutes left to re-establish the cushion.

Vazquez headed home in the 90th minute to give Madrid some hope but the visitors were unable to deny Celta a second successive appearance in the Copa semi-finals, leaving the men from the capital to focus on their LaLiga and UEFA Champions League campaigns.