馃弳 Real Madrid reach Copa del Rey final after thriller with Real Sociedad

�� Real Madrid reach Copa del Rey final after thriller with Real Sociedad
馃弳 Real Madrid reach Copa del Rey final after thriller with Real Sociedad

Real Madrid were made to work for their place in the Copa del Rey final with a 5-4 aggregate win over Real Sociedad in extra time.


Scorers: Endrick 30', Bellingham 82', Tchouam茅ni 86', R眉diger 115'; Barrenetxea 16', R眉diger OG 72', 80', Oyazarbal 90+3'

Ander Barrenetxea put the visitors ahead at the Santiago Bernab茅u and level in the tie by slotting through Andriy Lunin's legs from a clever Pablo Mar铆n assist.

Parity lasted barely a quarter of an hour as Endrick nudged Carlo Ancelotti's ahead on aggregate with a dinked finish following Vin铆cius J煤nior's defence-splitting pass.

The Txuri-Urdin struck back with Mar铆n's effort cannoning back off Los Blancos' Antonio R眉diger, who also deflected Mikel Oyarzabal's strike into his own net.

The advantage proved to be as short-lived as their opener with Jude Bellingham volleying in from Vin铆cius' left-sided deliver inside the penalty area.

A breathless finale at the Santiago Bernab茅u took another turn as Aur茅lien Tchouam茅ni scored his first goal of the season by heading home Rodrygo's corner.

But there was one final twist in normal time as Oyarzabal glanced home a Sergio G贸mez set piece past Lunin to send the tie into an additional 30 minutes.

Just minutes into the second half of extra time, R眉diger redeemed himself by meeting substitute Arda G眉ler's corner with a deft header to tip the balance.

Madrid will take on the winner of Wednesday's other semi-final between neighbours Atl茅tico de Madrid and arch-rivals Barcelona.


馃摳 JAVIER SORIANO - AFP or licensors

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