Arda Güler leads Real Madrid to the final
Real Madrid advanced to the final after winning a match that went into extra time against Real Sociedad in the Spanish King's Cup semi-final. National footballer Arda Güler played a key role in the victory with a critical assist in the 115th minute.
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In the second leg of the Spanish King's Cup semi-final, Real Madrid hosted Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu. Returning from the first away leg with a 1-0 advantage, the Whites took the field aiming to reach the final. Barrenetxea opened the scoring for Sociedad in the 16th minute, and Real Madrid responded in the 30th minute with a strike from Endrick. After the first half ended 1-1, the visitors increased the pressure and brought the score to 3-1 with goals in the 72nd and 80th minutes.
Despite trailing, Real Madrid did not give up. The score was leveled again at 3-3 with goals from Bellingham and Tchouameni in the 86th and 90th minutes. However, Oyarzabal stepped up for Real Sociedad in the 90+3rd minute, scoring both his second and his team's fourth goal to send the match into extra time.
In the extra time period, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti brought Arda Güler onto the pitch in the 106th minute. The national footballer took the corner kick in the 115th minute and delivered an effective cross into the box. Rüdiger connected well with Arda's cross, heading the ball into the net to make the score 4-4.
No further goals were scored in the remaining minutes of extra time, and with this result, Real Madrid secured their place in the final.
The Whites will face the winner of the semi-final matchup between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in the final.