Real Madrid's second victory over Atlético Madrid in a week was marred when goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo was struck on the head by a lighter.
Ronaldo scored two penalties in Real's 2-0 win at their city rivals, as Carlo Ancelotti's side set up a Copa del Rey final against Barcelona with a resounding 5-0 aggregate triumph. However, the Portuguese was struck by a lighter as he walked off at half-time alongside Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso.
A yellow lighter struck Ronaldo as he spoke to Sergio Ramos
Last week, left-back Marcelo was subjected to vile racist abuse from Atlético supporters inside the Santiago Bernabéu during his warm-down following Real's 3-0 first leg win.
Although Ronaldo was not seriously injured, Real captain Iker Casillas felt it could have turned out a lot worse.
"There is always someone that tries to smear the image of a club like Atletico Madrid and it doesn't reflect how the majority of their fans are," he said on the Real website.
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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 11: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF jumps as he enters the pitch ahead Atletico de Madrid players prior to start the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on February 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 11: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF scores their second goal from a penalty shot during the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on February 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 11: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF scores their opening goal from a penalty shot during the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on February 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to kick a second penalty during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 11: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF scores their opening goal from a penalty shot during the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on February 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo runs after scoring during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 11: Cristiano Ronaldo (L) of Real Madrid CF clashes hands with his teammate Gareth Bale (R) after a penalty over Bale during the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on February 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo kicks a second penalty and scores during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ DANI POZO (Photo credit should read DANI POZO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) kicks a penalty and scores during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) celebrates after scoring beside Real Madrid's Welsh striker Gareth Bale during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ DANI POZO (Photo credit should read DANI POZO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 11: Cristiano Ronaldo (2ndL) of Real Madrid CF competes for the ball with Juan Francisco Torres alias Juanfran (L) of Atletico de Madrid and his teammate Raul Garcia (R) during the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on February 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Atletico Madrid's Argentinian coach Diego Simeone (L) looks at Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ DANI POZO (Photo credit should read DANI POZO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring second penalty during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) vies with Atletico Madrid's defender Javier Manquillo Gaitan (R) during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) stands during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ DANI POZO (Photo credit should read DANI POZO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo shouts during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a first penalty during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 11: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF scores their opening goal from a penalty shot during the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on February 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Atletico Madrid's midfielder Juanfran (L) vies with Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ DANI POZO (Photo credit should read DANI POZO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) vies with Atletico Madrid's defender Javier Manquillo Gaitan (L) during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) gestures next to Atletico Madrid's Brazilian defender Joa Miranda de Souza (L) during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal first-leg football match Real Madrid CF vs Club Atletico de Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 5, 2014. Real Madrid won 3-0. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semifinal second-leg football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on February 11, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ DANI POZO (Photo credit should read DANI POZO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
"I think the consequences could be serious, because it could have hurt a player."
Ronaldo played on for the remainder of the match despite Atléti requiring six goals in the second 45 and was praised by Ancelotti.
"Cristiano is doing well," the Italian said. "He scored two goals and played a key role at the start of the match. The three forwards did well at the start and were very dangerous."