Endrick scores in stoppage time to help Madrid beat Celta

Jago News Desk Published: 17 January 2025, 03:07 PM | Updated: 17 January 2025, 03:13 PM
Endrick scores in stoppage time to help Madrid beat Celta
Real Madrid's Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde (R) celebrates with Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Endrick scoring his team's fourth goal during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) last 16 first leg football match between Real Madrid CF and RC Celta de Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on January 16, 2025. – AFP Photo

Real Madrid needed two goals from Endrick in extra time to get past Celta Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey and avoid another embarrassing setback less than a week after losing 5-2 to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Federico Valverde also scored in extra time Thursday as Madrid reached the quarterfinals with a 5-2 victory after squandering a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw in regulation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior scored a goal in each half but Celta rallied with goals by Jonathan Bamba in the 83rd minute and Marcos Alonso in stoppage time.

The 18-year-old Endrick, who entered the match in the 79th, put Madrid ahead in the 108th with a shot from outside the area and then sealed the victory in the 119th after Valverde had added to the lead in the 112th.

Madrid was looking for a comfortable victory to bounce back from the rout against Barcelona. Carlo Ancelotti's team is trying to keep pace with Atletico Madrid at the top of the Spanish league and improve its standings in the league phase of the Champions League.

It was the first of a three-game home stretch for Madrid, which on Sunday hosts Las Palmas in the Spanish league and on Wednesday takes on Salzburg in the Champions League.

Mbappe put Madrid ahead in the 37th minute after picking up the ball before the midfield line and making a run all the way into the Celta area to finish with a left-footed cross shot. It was Mbappe's second goal in his last five matches with Madrid. Vinicius scored his first goal in five matches after a breakaway in the 48th.

Celta pulled closer after Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga lost possession near the area and allowed Bamba to score in the 83rd, and the Vigo team evened the match early in stoppage time with a penalty kick converted by Alonso after Bamba was fouled inside the area.

Source: Marca English