This is how Real Madrid reached the Copa del Rey final

He real Madrid was planted in the final of King’s Cup 2022-23where he will face this Saturday Osasuna in The Charterhouse of Seville (10:00 pm) after successive deletions of Cacereño, Villarreal, Atlético and FC Barcelona, the first three rounds in a single match and the last, in a double match. This has been the trajectory of the team Carlo Ancelottia path marked by returns.

1/16 final

Cacereno-Real Madrid: 0-1

Real Madrid begins its journey in the Copa del Rey on January 3 against Cacereño, a club playing in the Second RFEF. The whites, with the sacked Eden Hazard in their starting eleven, prevailed at the Príncipe Felipe Stadium thanks to a solitary and brilliant goal from Rodrygo Goes in the 69th minute. The intense team made a great effort and deserved to at least reach extra time. At the end of the match, Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti complained about the poor condition of the pitch and assured that “you can’t play football on this pitch”.

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1/8 finals

Villarreal-Real Madrid: 2-3

Quique Setién’s Villarreal met Real Madrid in the round of 16 in another one-match duel played at the Estadio de La Cerámica on January 19. The meringues had to overcome a 2-0 deficit where they reached half-time after the goals from Capoue (4′) and Chukwueze (42). On the restart, the Merengue team overturned the tie with goals from Vinicius (57′), Militao (69′) and Ceballos with just four minutes left to end the match. In a press conference, Ancelotti highlighted his team’s “great reaction”, but made it clear that “we cannot play like this”. The Italian reprimanded Rodrygo for the Brazilian’s bad behavior when he was substituted: “Say hello to me,” he told him, visibly angry on the bench.

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1/4 finals

Real Madrid-Atletico: 3-1

The quarterfinals brought a spirited one-round derby on January 26 at the Santiago Bernabéu. Real Madrid managed to overcome a good first half from Atlético and went into the semifinals after extra time. In the 19th minute, Morata put Simeone’s team ahead after receiving a pass from Nahuel. It wasn’t until 79′ when Rodrygo leveled the game with one of the goals of the season. In extra time, Benzema made it 2-1 (104′) and Vinicius closed the game and the tie with a goal at 121′. At the end of the match, the rojiblancos complained that Riojan referee Soto Grado excused Ceballos with a second yellow card for blocking Lemar on the front line. The only finisher in the top ten was Atleti for a double card against Savic in the 97th and 99th minute.

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semifinals

Real-Madrid-Barça: 0-1 (first leg) / 0-4 (second leg)

In the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, already in the double game, there was an exciting Clásico. In the first leg (March 2), Real Madrid was unable to cope with a tough FC Barcelona defense winning at the Santiago Bernabéu thanks to a rebounding own goal from Militao in the 26th minute of the first half. Ancelotti’s men played a terrible game in attack and did not shoot once on goal. In the return duel at Camp Nou (April 5), the Merengue team came back amazingly after a very good bath against the Catalans and signed a historic win (0-4). Vinicius put the Merengues ahead in the first half and celebrated by rubbing the world champion shield on his shirt as a gesture of pride. After the break, Benzema finished destroying Xavi Hernández’s men with three goals (50′, 58′ and 80′), the second from a penalty.