Real Madrid secured their place in the Cup final after much suffering by making good on Tuesday’s draw against Real Sociedad (4-4), taking advantage of the lead they had from the match played at Anoeta last February 26, when they won with a solitary goal by Endrick.
Precisely, the Brazilian forward was once again chosen as a starter against Real Sociedad, with Carlo Ancelotti giving Kylian Mbappé a rest, who had scored a ‘brace’ in the league against Leganés (3-2) last weekend.
However, Endrick did a great job, attempted a bicycle kick that almost ended up in Remiro’s goal, and scored Madrid’s first goal after a golden assist from Vinicius Junior, which he finished even better by chipping it over the ‘txuri-urdin’ goalkeeper.
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Despite everything, Endrick was the first substitution made by Ancelotti. The Brazilian was replaced by Kylian Mbappé in the 66th minute and the ‘9’ showed his extraordinary physical condition, perhaps the best at Madrid at this stage.
Mbappé has already scored 33 goals and has equaled Cristiano Ronaldo and Ruud Van Nistelrooy in his first season as a Madridist. He only has Iván Zamorano left to reach, who managed to score 37 goals in the 1992/1993 season.
Mbappé, Caught
Mbappé ended the match very angry before it was decided in extra time. The cameras of ‘El Chiringuito de Jugones’ captured how the Frenchman exploded with his teammates after Real Sociedad’s fourth goal in the 94th minute.
“Four goals at home,” Mbappé said to his teammates, in an angry tone and as a sign of disapproval, as they were momentarily losing 1-3. However, many stepped up, and in extra time, Antonio Rüdiger scored the decisive goal to be in the Cup final on April 26, where there could be a classic with Atlético or a Clásico against Barça.