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′, TchouamĂ©ni 86′, RĂĽdiger 115′; Barrenetxea 16′, RĂĽdiger OG 72′, 80′, Oyazarbal 90+3′
Ander Barrenetxea put the visitors ahead at the Santiago BernabĂ©u and level in the tie by slotting through Andriy Lunin’s legs from a clever Pablo MarĂn assist.
Parity lasted barely a quarter of an hour as Endrick nudged Carlo Ancelotti’s ahead on aggregate with a dinked finish following VinĂcius JĂşnior’s defence-splitting pass.
The Txuri-Urdin struck back with MarĂn’s effort cannoning back off Los Blancos’ Antonio RĂĽdiger, 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 VinĂcius’ left-sided deliver inside the penalty area.
A breathless finale at the Santiago BernabĂ©u took another turn as AurĂ©lien TchouamĂ©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 Gómez set piece past Lunin to send the tie into an additional 30 minutes.
Just minutes into the second half of extra time, RĂĽdiger redeemed himself by meeting substitute Arda GĂĽler’s corner with a deft header to tip the balance.
Madrid will take on the winner of Wednesday’s other semi-final between neighbours AtlĂ©tico de Madrid and arch-rivals Barcelona.
📸 JAVIER SORIANO – AFP or licensors
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