MADRID — Real Madrid crashed to a humiliating Copa del Rey exit on Wednesday when they were knocked out by little Leganes in the quarterfinals with under-fire coach Zinedine Zidane taking the blame. European champions Real lost 2-1 in the second leg at their Bernabeu home as the tie finished 2-2 on aggregate with their modest city neighbors going through on away goals despite having lost the first leg 1-0 last week. I am responsible for all of this. It's a failure for me, said Zidane who recently penned a contract extension until 2020. Javi Eraso gave Leganes a 32nd-minute lead with a spectacular curling shot from long range. Karim Benzema leveled on the night after 47 minutes thanks to a pass from Lucas Vazquez but Brazilian striker Gabriel Pires then hit the winner with a firm header eight minutes later. It was a depressing evening for Zinedine Zidane's side who, despite being in the Champions League last 16 where they face Paris Saint-Germain in three weeks' time, are 19 points behind Barcelona in the Spanish title race. The fans let their feelings known by booing off the team at half-time. Leganes have a budget of just 45 million euros — 15 times less than the 675 million euros commanded by mighty Real. Even without Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, who were rested Wednesday after starring in the 7-1 rout of Deportivo La Coruna at the weekend, Real should still have had enough firepower for a side languishing in 13th spot in La Liga. Zidane started with Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio, who scored in the first leg but he got a warning of what was to come when Claudio Beauvue saw a free-kick come back off a post. But Leganes put on an inspired display, despite having their backs to the wall late in the game, to make the semi-finals for the first time. In the night's other game, Valencia made the semifinals but needed a 3-2 penalty shoot-out to defeat Alaves who won 2-1 for a 3-3 aggregate. On Tuesday, Sergio Escudero's goal after just 24 seconds set Sevilla on their way to a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid and a place in the semifinals. Sevilla, finalists in 2016, had won the first leg 2-1. Meanwhile, Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho has been named in the Barcelona squad for Thursday's Copa del Rey clash against Espanyol, his first call-up since his 160 million euros ($194 million, £142 million) move from Liverpool. Chelsea-target Dzeko saves Roma’s blushes Chelsea-target Edin Dzeko grabbed a late 1-1 draw for Roma at Sampdoria on Wednesday as Lazio powered past Udinese 3-0 to boost their push for a Champions League spot next season. Roma sporting director Monchi had earlier denied a deal had been reached with Chelsea over the sale of Bosnian striker Dzeko. And the 31-year-old showed his worth when he nodded in a crucial injury time goal to grab a point after Fabio Quagliarella's penalty had given Sampdoria the lead just before the break. Roma stay fifth after missing the chance to join Inter Milan in fourth, the final Champions League spot next season, in their game pushed back from September 10 due to weather warnings in Genoa. Earlier third-placed Lazio overran Udinese in a game rescheduled from Nov. 5 because of rain in the capital to pull three points clear of Inter Milan. Simone Inzaghi's Lazio are eight points behind leaders Napoli after 21 games and seven adrift of champions Juventus in second. Despite the absence of leading scorer Ciro Immobile through injury, Lazio followed on their 5-2 win over SPAL and 5-1 win over Chievo in their last two games. The first goal came after 22 minutes when Brazilian Samir accidentally turned the ball into his own net. Brazilian Felipe Anderson set up Portuguese winger Luis Nani two minutes after the break and then scored the third himself with three minutes to go. Lazio kept their Champions League alive with their fourth win the last five matches, as Udinese's two-month unbeaten streak ended to keep them ninth. Roma had been looking to return to winning ways for the first time in five games to join Inter on 43 points. But despite a string of chances De Francesco's side had to settle for a point ,which leaves them two points behind Milan in fifth. Sampdoria opened with a penalty awarded after a look at VAR (Video Assistant Referee) showed an Aleksandar Kolarov handball. Roma dominated possession but without getting the breakthrough until Dzeko picked up a cross from teenage substitute Mirko Antonucci. It was the Bosnian's tenth goal of the season and comes amid reports that a move to the English Premier League is imminent. — AFP