No matter how many goals, no matter when, in the end Real Madrid wins.

Real 4-4 Sociedad

(Real won 5-4 on aggregate)

Rafael Nadal was seen in the Santiago Bernabeu gallery. He was sitting with his hand on his cheek, his face in a state of worry. His team of choice on the field was Real Madrid. Many other Real fans were worried like Nadal about whether they would be able to reach the Copa del Rey final or not. Antonio Rudiger put an end to all worries with a header in the 115th minute.

The Real defender headed home a corner from Arda Guler. The semi-final second leg was tied at 4-4 and Real were leading 5-4 on aggregate. Who could have seen Nadal's jubilation? As the Bernabeu roared, Nadal jumped out of his seat. He threw his arms and legs in celebration and made a face as if he was sweating!

Isn't that right? After winning the first leg 1-0 against Real Sociedad in San Sebastian last February, it would be natural to think that the return leg at home would be easier. But last night's scorecard was a different story. Where the thrill of 8 goals also included the story of Real's comeback. Real drew three times in the return leg. A 5-4 aggregate win over both legs ensured the final. And this proved once again that no matter how many goals there are in a match, Real always wins in the end!

Real were 0-1 down in the 16th minute of the match. Vinicius's defense-splitting pass was brilliantly chipped by substitute Enrique. Real were again 1-2 down in the 72nd minute with an own goal from David Alaba. The gap to 1-3 in the 80th minute was huge. Real equalized with Jude Bellingham's goal in the 82nd minute and Aurelie Chuameni's goal four minutes later. But Real Sociedad took the lead again with Mikel Oeiras' goal in the 3rd minute of added time. In the end, Rudiger saved.

Real coach Carlo Ancelotti said in a press conference after the victory that he was not afraid of going out even when he was 1-3 behind, "It never crossed my mind that we would have to go out. Anything can happen at the Bernabeu. In such a match, in such an environment, when we have to turn around, we never give up." Ancelotti admitted that his team made many mistakes in the match. However, the Italian coach does not remember those mistakes anymore after reaching the final, "We have achieved our goal. We are in another final. Many good things happened, many mistakes were made. But in the end we did it."