Real Madrid 5-2 Celta: Los Blancos into Copa del Rey QFs as Mbappe & Vini score

Goals from Mbappé, Vini Jr., Valverde and Endrick's brace help Real Madrid , resolving the draw against Celta in extra time, enter Copa del Rey Quarter Finals.

Match Report

Real Madrid made it to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. They beat Celta in a hard-fought match that was resolved in extra time thanks to a brace from Endrick and another goal from Valverde. Earlier, our team had taken a 2-0 lead after a great goal from Mbappé and another from Vini Jr. However, the Galicians equalized the match in the final minutes through Bamba and Marcos Alonso, from the penalty spot. On January 20, Ancelotti's team will know their opponent in the next round of the competition.

Celta warned very soon with a deflected header from Marcos Alonso (5'). Madrid's response came in the next play with a shot by Modrić from the edge of the area that Villar caught. Once again, the visiting goalkeeper had to work hard to repel a long-range right-footed shot from Tchouameni before the quarter of an hour. Madrid looked for the goal by elaborating plays with patience and came close to achieving it in the 30th minute. This time it was Brahim who found Villar, who took a great foot to the Malaga native's cross-shot.

Mbappé's goal Seven minutes later, our team took the lead on the scoreboard after a great play by Mbappé. The striker picked up a pass from Ceballos in his own half, drove into the area with a spectacular run and, after getting away from his mark with several bicycles, took a left-footed shot from a angle to make it 1-0. Sixteenth goal for the Frenchman, who has already scored in six different competitions with our shirt.

As soon as the second half started, Madrid increased the difference in a very fast play. Mbappé put a good pass behind the defense to Brahim and he assisted the run of Vini Jr., who scored with his right foot to make it 2-0 (48'). From there, the match picked up more pace and our team troubled the opponent's goal even more. In the 57th minute, Mbappé's header from Brahim's cross went high; and in the next play, Starfelt took almost on the goal line a lob from Vini Jr. that had beaten Villar.

Celta increased its performance and, in the 70th minute, Lunin cleared Sotelo's long-range shot with a good stretch. Seven minutes later, it was the turn of Ancelotti's men. Arda Güler increased the lead when Vini Jr. took advantage of a pass, but the goal was disallowed for offside by the Brazilian. From 3-0 it went to 2-2. Bamba cut the deficit in the 83rd minute and in added time caused a penalty that Marcos Alonso converted to send the match to extra time.

It was not until the end of the first half of extra time that Real Madrid had the clearest opportunity to get back on the scoreboard. It was from a corner hung by Arda Güler that Rüdiger hit the post with his shoulder. Madrid went all out in the second half of extra time. In the 107th minute, Endrick took a left-footed shot that went into the back of the net. The 3-2 was not enough and, shortly after, Valverde fired a tremendous right-footed shot outside the area that slipped into the top corner to make it 4-2. Endrick made it 5-2 in the final stretch and scored his first brace for Madrid. The Brazilian took advantage of a loose ball in the six-yard box and finished off Villar with a beautiful backheel. Real Madrid are already waiting for an opponent in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Line-ups

Real Madrid XI: Modric, Rudiger, Vazquez, Ceballos, Mbappe, Brahim, Lunin, Fran García, Tchouameni, Vinicius, Raúl Asencio

Subs: F Mendy, Valverde, Rodrygo, Camavinga, Bellingham, Lorenzo Aguado, Güler, Endrick, Fran González, Sergio Mestre

Celta XI: Alonso, Iglesias, Villar, Carl Starfelt, Beltran, Carreira, Óscar Mingueza, Ilaix Moriba, Williot Swedberg, Hugo Álvarez, Javi Rodríguez

Subs: Guaita, Manquillo, Bamba, Mihailo Ristic, Franco Cervi, Carlos Domínguez, Damián Rodríguez, Hugo Sotelo, Pablo Durán, Yoel Lago