Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad: Team News

Endrick, a Brazilian adolescent, battled for minutes during his first season in the Spanish capital, but he provided the goods during the first leg. Madrid hoped of finishing the work on home ground, but his strike at San Sebastian turned out to be the difference between the two teams. After their second leg of a semi-final match against Real Sociedad, Real Madrid hopes to make it back to the Copa del Rey final.

With their latest victory in 2023, Carlo Ancelotti’s squad became 20-time Copa del Rey winners. They hadn’t made the final since 2014 before that.

2020 saw Sociedad raise this title for a second time; Imanol Alguacil returned them to the promised land, but 2024–25 has thus far been a difficult year for the Basque club. Having left the Europa League before the international break, they start the second leg; nonetheless, a triumph over Real Valladolid over the weekend saw them rise to ninth in La Liga.

Madrid, meantime, came from behind to defeat Leganes 3-2, yet they were not convincing. Barcelona’s Sunday triumph over Girona results in three points back for Carlo Ancelotti’s team in the championship contest.