Real Madrid finishes Real Sociedad in Thriller to reach Copa del Rey Final – Firstpost

MADRID: Real Madrid reversed a deficit of two goals against Real Sociedad to reach the Copa del Rey final after a prolonged head by replacing Antonio Ruediger obtained a 4-4 draw Tuesday for a global victory of 5-4.

Visitors scared Real Madrid as they took the lead through Ander Barretxea in the 16th minute, but a nice Saillé Endrick effort leveled the scoring 15 minutes later.

After a 1-0 victory in the first leg, Carlo Ancelotti’s team looked comfortable, with a draw securing them a place in the final.

But the strikes of Pablo Marin and Mikel Oyarzabal, who both diverted David Alaba, gave Real Sociedad an advance of two goals by the 80th minute.

However, Real struck straight two minutes later while Jude Bellingham drew a first effort nearby, with Aurelien Tchouame leading the equalizer of a corner of Rodrygo four minutes later.

But Alaba’s bad night was not yet finished because he failed to release a corner and Oyarzabal was not scored to lead the Basque fourth goal three minutes after time, taking the match for more time.

Real reserved their place in the final when the replacement Arda Guller has raised a corner in Ruediger, who directed the equalizer who passed Real Madrid.

Real Madrid, which only won the Spanish Cup once more than a decade, will play Barcelona or Atletico Madrid in a attractive final in Seville next month.

Atletico fought to hold Barça in a 4-4 draw before the second stage on Wednesday in Madrid.

“I don’t know how to describe what I feel,” Tchouameni said on Real Madrid television.

“Yes, we are happy, because we are going to play a final, but when it comes to the match … We cannot be satisfied with this.

“We gave everything until the end, we knew that we had the best players on the bench, so we would have a chance, but we have to play better than today …”

The real manager Carlo Ancelotti rested the striker of the star Kylian Mbappe, giving the teenager Endrick a start -up and the 18 -year -old Brazilian almost found the net very early with a superb bicycle kick that has extended.

But it was Barretxea who opened the scoring with a superb race behind Lucas Vazquez in the 16th minute, pulling a shot close under the legs of goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.

Real struck in the 30th minute when Vinicius Jr struck a long shiny pass in the middle with the outside of his foot that Endrick took his stride before crushing a cheeky finish on Alex Remiro at the back of the net.

The real one was wasted several chances of taking the lead but was amazed when Marin had a big race before shooting a low strike that defender Alaba deviated with his own goal.

Eight minutes later, Takefusa Kubo played the ball at Oyarzabal, whose shot from the inside of the box again diverted Alaba before finding the back of the net.

Bellingham and Tchouameni made it real in control within four minutes, but Oyarzabal’s additional head silenced Bernabeu’s crowd and took the game for more time.

However, Ruediger, who had left the bench to replace Alaba a few minutes earlier, directed the equalizer who sent them.