Real Madrid wants to return to the Copa del Rey final if you face real sociedad in the second leg of your semi-finals.
The Brazilian teenage Endrick has to fight for minutes during his debut season in the Spanish capital, but he produced the goods in the first leg. His strike in San Sebastian turned out to be a difference between the two sides, with Madrid hoping to do the job on the ground.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team are 20 times Copa del Rey winners, with their last triumph in 2023. Before that, they had not reached the final since 2014.
Sociedad increased this trophy for the second time in 2020, whereby Imanol Alguacil brought it back to the promised land, but in 2024/25 so far there was a ordeal for the Basque Club. They enter the second leg after leaving the Europa League before the international break, but a victory over Real Valladolid at the weekend took them to tenth place in La Liga.
Madrid was now anything but convincing when they came from behind and defeated Leganes 3-2. Barcelona’s victory over Girona on Sunday means that Carlo Ancelotti’s team is three points in the title race.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the collision.
Real Madrid against Real Sociedad Head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
real Madrid | Real sociedad |
|---|---|
Real Madrid 3-2 Leganes – 29/03/25 | Real Sociedad 2-1 Real Valladolid – 29/03/25 |
Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid – 15/03/25 | Real Vallecano 2-2 Real Sociedad – 16/03/25 |
Atletico Madrid 1-0 (2-4p) Real Madrid-12/03/25 | Man UTD 4-1 Real Sociedad – 13/03/25 |
Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano – 09/03/25 | Real Sociedad 0-1 Sevilla – 09/03/25 |
Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico Madrid – 04/03/25 | Real Sociedad 1-1 Man UTD – 06/03/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Premier sports player, Premier Sports 1 |
United States | ESPN+, FUBOTV, ESPN APP, ESPN Deportes |
Canada | Unmarried |
Real Madrid was without number one of the goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on the weekend, and the Belgian international did not train before the second leg. So Andriy Lunin is expected to keep his place between the sticks.
Ancelotti mixed his pack for the first leg, and we shouldn’t expect Madrid to be full of strength on Tuesday. Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo were returned from South America on the weekend after his return, and the couple could be back in the XI for the second leg.
Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal are on the road for the season, while Dani Ceballos and Ferland Mendy are hopeful to return to Arsenal in good time for the quarterfinals of the Champions League in Madrid.
Real Madrid predicted Lineup against Real Sociedad (4-2-3-1): Lunin; Vazquez, Ascio, Alaba, Garcia; Modric, Tchouameni; Rodrygo, Brahim, Vinicius; Endrick.
The once respected difference -Barrenetxea experienced a down year in San Sebastian, but he will be back in Imanol’s XI on Tuesday after having missed victory on Saturday via Real Valladolid by suspending.
The 23-year-old will work in Sociedad’s Front three, and the leading scorer Mikel Oyarzabal and Livewire Takefusa Kubo.
Martin Zubimendi will act as the midfield of visitors in the middle of Madrid and Arsenal’s transmission interests.
Nayef Aguerd, Sheraldo Becker, Arsen Zakharyan and Jon Pacheco will probably miss the second leg, while Brais Mendez is doubt.
Real Sociedad predicted the line-up against Real Madrid (4-3-3): Remiro; Traore, Zubeldia, Elustondo, Munoz; Sucic, Zubimendi, Marin; Kubo, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea.
We know that this Madrid team is anything but bulletproof, and there was further evidence of her fallability at the weekend.
A busy April for the hosts begins on Tuesday, and Ancelotti’s Kluger Squad management is put to the test with Madrid to take part in the 2024/25 season. The boss is not afraid to change the week in the week, despite the importance of this struggle a week, with Endrick’s strike in the first leg offering them some breath.
Sociedad was once a side that could mix with Spain’s best, but in this term they looked like a shell. The victory on Saturday was the first in over a month.
Madrid is obliged to give its visitors high-quality openings, and they will not have Courtois to save them, but this could be another opportunity if their superstar talent in attack brings them over the line.