February 27, Madrid at their Copa del Rey semifinal matchup with Real Sociedad, Real Madrid triumphed 1-0 at San Sebastian thanks to a goal from Endrick in the first half.

Real Sociedad tried their hardest to equalize, but their last pass lacked skill, even if Madrid goalie Andriy Lunin made a number of excellent saves.

In the 19th minute, the Brazilian received a diagonal cross from Jude Bellingham, and home defender Igor Zubeldia played him onside. This was one of Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti’s shocks, since both Endrick and Arda Guler started. Xinhua writes.

Endrick used his left foot to defeat Alex Remiro while maintaining control with his thigh.

Real Sociedad’s Mikel Oyarzabal came quite close to tying the score when he found space in the Madrid penalty area but was unable to get any force into his effort.

With Vinicius, Bellingham, and Endrick, Madrid always looked threatening on the break, and Remiro did well to deny Vinicius from a close angle. Real Sociedad attempted to dominate the ball, with most of the action in the Madrid half.

After Lunin successfully blocked Ander Barrenetxea’s curling attempt, the winger was given a yellow card for tackling Madrid defender Raul Asencio. Lucas Vazquez took his place at the beginning of the second half.

As Real Sociedad increased the pressure on their adversaries, Lunin made a stop against Oyarzabal at the beginning of the second half, and Takefusa Kubo also worked the Madrid goalie.

With the home team vying for an equalizer and Madrid behind, Lunin did a good job of blocking Aihen Munoz’s attempt that was headed for the goal.

Although Remiro had to drop to stop Bellingham’s deflected shot in the final minutes, Real Sociedad generally carried out the attacking. Oyarzabal wasted a good chance after taking too long in space and having his shot blocked, while Endrick smashed a shot against the bar at the other end of the pitch.

Everything is up in the air for the return leg after Barcelona and Atletico Madrid tied 4–4 in an exciting match on Tuesday.