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Real Madrid: Antonio Rudiger's header with five minutes remaining in extra time qualified Real Madrid for the final of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night after it was made to work harder than expected for a 4-4 draw and 5-4 on aggregate.

Real Madrid may have expected a relatively comfortable passage to the final after winning the first leg of the semifinal 1-0 in San Sebastian, but Real Sociedad produced a heroic display on the night and was minutes from causing an upset.

After Endrick had sent an overhead kick just wide of the post, Real Sociedad took control of the game in midfield and opened the scoring in the 16th minute when a long move ended with Mikel Oyarzabal flicking the ball to Ander Barrenetxea, who advanced into the Madrid area and scored with a low shot between goalkeeper Andriy Lunin's legs reports Xinhua.