Crazy course of the game
DFB star saves Real Madrid into the cup final
02.04.2025 – 07:40 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Antonio Rüdiger is again the crucial man in an important victory with Real Madrid. In the semi -finals of the Spanish cup, he achieved 4: 4 – and then makes an announcement.
Antonio Rüdiger led Real Madrid to the Copa del Rey final with a late goal – and then left no doubt about his determination. After the 4: 4 (3: 4, 1: 1) in the semi-final second leg against Real Sociedad San Sebastián, the international was confident: Sociedad played very well, it was always difficult against her, he said. But you are real Madrid – you fight to the end. “We are in another final and we will win it,” Rüdiger continued.
The central defender had hit the head in the 115th minute and thus achieved the decisive balance. The team of coach Carlo Ancelotti ultimately submitted the 1-0 from the first leg to move into the final.
Already in the Champions League, Rüdiger was noticed as a shooter of an important hit. In the round of 16 against Atlético Madrid, he converted the decisive attempt in the penalty shootout-and brought Real to the quarter-finals.
In the cup semi-final, the 32-year-old had been substituted for David Alaba after a good hour. The Austrian was previously involved in two goals: in the 72nd minute he falsified a ball into his own goal, eight minutes later he distracted a shot from Mikel Oyarzabal – the 1: 3 from the host’s point of view.
Nevertheless, Real stayed in the game: Jew Bellingham (82nd) and Aurelien Tchouameni (86th) brought Madrid back before Oyarzabal in added time (90.+3) for Sociedad scored the 4: 3 and thus forced the extension. Rüdiger then met in the – his header secured the final ticket to the royal. The opponent in the final will be determined on Wednesday evening (9.30 p.m./DAZN). Then Atlético Madrid and Barça meet in the second leg. The first leg ended 4: 4.