Real Madrid 5-2 Celta Vigo (January 16, 2025) Match Analysis

Brazil teenage attacker Endrick came off the bench to score two goals in overtime and assist Real Madrid salvage a hard-fought 5-2 victory over Celta Vigo on Thursday that booked them a place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

After Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior had scored a goal in each half to give Real Madrid what looked to be a comfortable 2-0 lead, Celta equalized with late goals from Jonathan Bamba and Marcos Alonso which took the match to extra time.

With the game looking set to go to penalties, 18-year-old substitute Endrick worked his magic to give the home side the lead with a sharp flick and shot from the edge of the box in the 108th minute.

Four minutes later his teammate Federico Valverde unleashed a thunderous long-range strike into the top corner to extend their lead, with Endrick wrapping up the win with a brilliant flick in the 119th minute.

“This is Real Madrid, we fight until the end until we find victory. We never go down, we always fight,” Endrick told Real Madrid TV.

“It was a tough game but what matters is that we scored the goals and won. We knew that in extra time we had to run more, do more, step up. We scored three very good goals. These are very important goals for me, I love playing this game and even more in this stadium in front of these fans.”

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Played their first game at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2025 and after a humiliating 5-2 loss to the rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup, Real players and manager Carlo Ancelotti were greeted with loud boos from their fans, who grew in frustration in a dour, slow-paced first half.

However, the mood suddenly changed when Mbappe gave Real the lead with a header in a quick counter-attack in the 37th minute. The goal came after a controversial decision by the referee not to award Celta a penalty for a foul by the Real goalkeeper. Andriy Lunin further forward Williot Swedberg.

Real improved after the break and it took three minutes to extend their lead through Vinícius.

The visitors were often left exposed with Mbappé wasting two golden opportunities from close range and defender Carl Starfelt making a clearance to deny Vinicius his second before Brahim Diaz also missed a big chance.

But when it looked like Madrid were on their way to an easy victory, it was a bad mistake by the substitute Eduardo Camavinga presented the ball to Pablo Duran on the edge of the box, who assisted Bamba to slide past Lunin in the 83rd minute.

Six minutes later, Madrid were caught off guard in a quick counter and defender Raul Asencio was late for a challenge on Bamba, and ran over the Ivorian striker inside the box, resulting in a penalty which the former Chelsea fullback Marcos Alonso slotted just inside the left post.

Bub-cries resumed in extra-time and Real struggled to create any clear-cut chances until Endrick and Valverde saved their side from another debacle.

Real came to Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, GetafeLeganes, Valencia, Osasuna and Real Sociedad in the quarter-finals, which will be decided by draw on Monday.