A late flurry from Endrick helped Real Madrid to a 5-2 win against Celta Vigo on Thursday night as Carlo Ancelotti’s side sneaked into the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey after extension
fresh from Sunday’s chastening Spanish Super Cup defeat in Barcelona, Madrid headed into the midweek cup tie injured. The capital club struck first, taking a first-half lead thanks to a stunning individual goal from Kylian Mbappe, who continues to improve with each clean sheet.
Vinicius Junior doubled MadridThe lead three minutes after the restart ended with a quick forward push involving all three members of Madrid’s attacking trio. However, Celta de Vigo would not go down without a fight.
Jonathan Bamba equalized for the visitors in the 83rd minute when Pablo Duran pounced on Eduardo Camavinga’s sloppy touch on the edge of his own area and squared for his fellow substitute. Bamba then won a stoppage-time penalty for Celta, flicking the ball past Raul Asencio, who struck the Ivory Coast international.
Former Barcelona full-back Marcos Alonso – whose grandfather Marquitos was a five-time European Cup winner with Madrid – calmly converted to force extra time.
With a penalty shootout on the horizon, Endrick electrified the Bernabéu with a thunderous drive. The much maligned Brazilian has been repeatedly linked with a estrangement and offered precious few minutes from Ancelotti, but dug his under-pressure manager out of the hole with a late go-ahead goal on Thursday night.
Fede Valverde, an indisputable Ancelotti favourite, confirmed Madrid’s place in the quarter-finals before Endrick grabbed his second of the night with a brush. Madrid could face Barcelona in the next round, but will not face defending champions Athletic Club, who were knocked out on Thursday.
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player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
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GC: Andriy Lunin |
6.9/10 |
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RB: Lucas Vazquez |
7.6/10 |
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CB: Raul Asencio |
6.7/10 |
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CB: Antonio Rudiger |
7.3/10 |
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LB: Fran Garcia |
7.5/10 |
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CM: Luka Modric |
8.2/10 |
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CM: Aurelien Tchouameni |
8.8/10 |
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CM: Dani Ceballos |
8.0/10 |
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RW: Brahim Diaz |
8.1/10 |
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ST: Kylian Mbappé |
8.3/10 |
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LW: Vinicius Junior |
8.0/10 |
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SUB: Eduardo Camavinga (70′ for Ceballos) |
5.8/10 |
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SUB: Arda Guler (70′ for Díaz) |
8.2/10 |
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SUB: Fede Valverde (79′ for Modric) |
8.0/10 |
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SUB: Endrick (79′ for Mbappe) |
8.7/10 |
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SUB: Jude Bellingham (90′ for Garcia) |
6.3/10 |
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SUB: Rodrygo (106′ for Vinicius) |
6.0/10 |
