REAL MADRID were humiliated in their own back yard in the Copa del Rey quarter-final – and even let their own player score against them.
Los Blancos’ Martin Odegaard is on loan at Real Sociedad and in a bizarre twist of fate, scored the visitors’ opener before they went on to complete the 4-3 drubbing.
Martin Odegaard opened the scoring for Real Sociedad against Real Madrid – the team who still own himCredit: EPA
Los Blancos sent out a fairly strong team with Sergio Ramos, Toni Kroos, Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema all making the starting XI.
And despite their apparent positive intentions, the final score flattered them.
The Sociedad side, containing familiar Premier League names in Nacho Monreal and Adnan Januzaj, raced out the blocks and were one up inside 25 minutes thanks to Madrid’s 21-year-old prodigy.
In what will now look a foolish oversight, the Bernabeu giants failed to include a ‘you can’t play our own player against us’ clause in the season-long loan agreed with Sociedad in the summer.
But Odegaard’s opening strike – which he respectfully neglected to celebrate – was the least of Madrid’s worries as they slumped to their first home defeat of the season.
Alexander Isak hit a brace as Sociedad dumped Real Madrid out the Copa del ReyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Alexander Isak broke down the right and connected with a powerful effort which was saved by Alphonse Areola but it rebounded back to Odegaard who slotted through the keeper’s legs and into the net.
Ramos looked like he’d equalised for the home side on 38 minutes but saw his header crash back off the bar to see the teams go in level at the break.
And that’s when the real action started.
Zinedine Zidane hauled off James Rodriguez at half-time and replaced him with Luka Modric as he tried to rescue the game.
But just three minutes later Sociedad had the ball in the net again only for VAR to rule it out.
Isak got on the end of an Odegaard through ball to slot into the bottom corner but replays showed he was clearly a yard offside.
But the away fans need not have worried as Isak managed to double their lead on 53 minutes when he rifled an Ander Barrenetxea cross into the top corner.
Los Blancos put out a strong team including Sergio Ramos and Karim BenzemaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Man-of-the-match Isak ran the hosts ragged on the night and he completed his fairy tale evening just two minutes later nailing his brace with another effort leathered into the roof of the net.
Marcelo gave the hosts a glimmer of hope on the hour mark beating the keeper at his near post.
But Sociedad – who sit eighth in LaLiga – struck again on 68 minutes when Mikel Marino got on the end of an Isak cross to surely seal the deal.
Vinicius Jr added what looked like a consolation goal with a header Alex Remiro should have saved with just 12 to go – but VAR ruled it out AGAIN.
Before Rodrygo managed to actually make it 4-2 on 81 when he latched onto a Vinicius cross – VAR intervened once more but this one stood.
Nacho’s header for the home side in the third minute of six added on made for a nervous ending for the away side as Madrid threw the kitchen sink at them.
But even Andoni Gorosabel’s 94th minute sending off after a blatant foul earned him a second yellow was not enough to deny Sociedad just their second Copa del Rey semi-final in 32 years.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
