Item 1 of 3 Soccer Football – Copa del Rey – Round of 16 – Real Madrid v Celta Vigo – Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain – January 16, 2025 Real Madrid’s Endrick celebrates scoring their fifth goal REUTERS/Juan Medina
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MADRID, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Brazilian teenage striker Endrick came off the bench to score two goals in extra time and help Real Madrid rescue a hard-fought 5-2 win over Celta Vigo on Thursday that booked them a place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.
After Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr had scored a goal in each half to give Real Madrid what looked a comfortable 2-0 lead, Celta levelled the scoring with late goals from Jonathan Bamba and Marcos Alonso that took the game to extra time.
As the game looked destined for a penalty shootout, 18-year-old substitute Endrick worked his magic to give the lead back to the home side with a sharp swivel and shot from the edge of the box in the 108th minute.
Four minutes later his teammate Federico Valverde unleashed a thunderous strike from long range into the top corner to extend their lead, with Endrick wrapping the win with a brilliant back-heel flick in the 119th minute.
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Reporting by Fernando Kallas Editing by Christian Radnedge
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Fernando is a Brazilian national who joined Reuters in 2021 after spending a decade in Madrid working for some of the world’s biggest sports media. As a multi-media journalist, he has covered everything from Olympics, World Cups and Champions League finals to Super Bowls and UFC fights for over 20 years. He is a sports commentator and analyst for DAZN, for Brazilian television group Globo and for Spain’s Radio Marca, as well as a regular guest in sports programs in Spanish, English and Portuguese. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from Madrid Autonomous University (UAM) and EL PAIS.
