Real Madrid defender drops trophy from top of team bus

Real Madrid waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy - only to drop the cup and watch it get crushed under the wheels of a bus.

The 33-pound cup slipped from the hands of Madrid defender Sergio Ramos while atop the team bus during celebrations Thursday morning in the capital. Only hours before, the club defeated rival Barcelona in the domestic cup final in Valencia.

Real Madrid defender drops trophy from top of team bus

Real Madrid defender drops trophy from top of team bus

Real Madrid defender drops trophy from top of team bus

Real Madrid defender drops trophy from top of team bus

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Spanish Cup

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has told former team Inter not to give up following a less than perfect season which has seen them eliminated from the Champions League and fall behind rivals AC Milan in Serie A.

The Italian giants won a historic treble under Mourinho last year, but that has failed to lift them this season as they were eliminated from Europe by Schalke, and are eight points behind Milan and trail Napoli in the league table.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Spanish Cup

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Spanish Cup

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Spanish Cup

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Spanish Cup

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Spanish Cup

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy — only to drop the cup and watch it get crushed under the wheels of a bus.

Only hours after beating archrival Barcelona in the domestic cup final in Valencia, Madrid defender Sergio Ramos let the 33-pound cup fall from the top of the team bus during celebrations early Thursday morning in the capital.

The front right wheel of the bus rolled over the trophy before the driver stopped.

Emergency services gathered up the broken pieces and returned them to the bus, but the trophy did not reappear at the club's traditional celebration spot at the Plaza de Cibeles in central Madrid.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 1-0 after extra-time to win the Spanish Cup on Wednesday, a timely victory just one week ahead of the bitter rivals' Champions League semi-final showdown.

An extra-time header from Cristiano Ronaldo proved decisive as Jose Mourinho's Real clinched their 18th King's Cup, but first since 1993.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 to win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 to win Copa del Rey