Endrik’s late strike gave Real Madrid a 5-2 victory over Celta Vigo on Thursday night as Carlo Ancelotti’s side advanced to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals after extra time. I got it.
Madrid entered the midweek cup game with an injury after suffering a crushing defeat to Barcelona in the Supercopa de España on Sunday. The capital club struck first, taking the lead in the first half with a superb individual goal from Kylian Mbappé. Mbappe continues to improve with each appearance in the all whites.
Vinicius Junior doubled Madrid’s advantage within three minutes of the restart, completing a sharp advance that involved all three of Madrid’s attacking trio. But Celta Vigo will not go down without a fight.
Jonathan Bamba equalized for the visitors in the 83rd minute, when Pablo Duran picked up a sloppy touch from Eduardo Camavinga on the edge of his own box and finished with his fellow substitute. Bamba then tipped the ball past Raul Asensio, who ran into the Ivory Coast international, earning Celta a penalty in stoppage time.
Former Barcelona full-back Marcos Alonso (grandfather Marquitos won five European Cups with Madrid) calmly forced the game into extra time.
With a penalty shootout just around the corner, Endrik stunned the Bernabéu with a stunning drive. The much-maligned Brazilian had been linked with a number of transfers and was given precious minutes by manager Ancelotti, but he scored the winning goal late on Thursday night. , he saved a director under pressure from a predicament.
After Fede Valverde, Ancelotti’s undisputed favorite, sealed Madrid’s place in the quarter-finals, Endrick grabbed his second goal of the night with a wicked flick. Madrid could face Barcelona in the next game, but they will not face defending cup champions Athletic Club, who were eliminated on Thursday.
Two players celebrate after scoring in overtime/JAVIER SORIANO/GettyImages
*Rating by FotMob*
player
evaluation
GK: Andriy Lunin
6.9/10
RB: Lucas Vazquez
7.6/10
CB: Raul Asensio
6.7/10
CB: Antonio Rudiger
7.3/10
LB: Fran Garcia
7.5/10
CM: Luka Modric
8.2/10
CM: Aurélien Choameny
8.8/10
CM: Dani Ceballos
8.0/10
RW: Brahim Diaz
8.1/10
ST: Kylian Mbappé
8.3/10
LW: Vinicius Junior
8.0/10
SUB: Eduardo Camavinga (70 minutes, Ceballos)
5.8/10
SUB: Arda Guler (70 minutes, Diaz)
8.2/10
SUB: Fede Valverde (79′, Modric)
8.0/10
SUB: Endrik (79′, Mbappé)
8.7/10
SUB: Jude Bellingham (90 minutes, Garcia)
6.3/10
SUB: Rodrigo (106 minutes, Vinicius)
6.0/10
Best Player – Aurelien Choameny (Real Madrid)
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