Actual Madrid retain chunk in Copa del Rey regardless of Mbappe absence attributable to tooth elimination

Actual Madrid will take a 1-0 lead into the second-leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final with Actual Sociedad courtesy of their teenage prodigy, Endrick.

The 18-year-old Brazilian struck within the nineteenth minute to offer Los Blancos a slender benefit going into the return fixture on the Bernabeu on 1 April.

However they did so with out the companies of in-form Kylian Mbappe after the Frenchman reportedly suffered ache in a single day following the elimination of a tooth.

Carlo Ancelotti had initially confirmed Mbappe could be in rivalry for the sport regardless of lacking coaching due to the process however he was then omitted from the squad previous to kick-off.

Thibaut Courtois and Fede Valverde had been additionally lacking however it’s thought they had been each rested.

🏁 @RealSociedadEN 0-1 @RealMadridEn
⚽ 19′ @Endrick
👉 @Emirates pic.twitter.com/nCC96Vre0m

— Actual Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 26, 2025

Within the different semi-final first leg on Tuesday, Barcelona performed out an exhilarating 4-4 draw with Actual’s metropolis rivals Atletico.

Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann gave Atletico a commanding lead after simply six minutes on the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, however Barcelona hit again with targets from Pedri, Pau Curbasi and Inigo Martinez earlier than the break.

Robert Lewandowski then added a fourth with quarter-hour remaining however it was then the flip of Diego Simeone’s males to hit again as late targets from Marcus Llorente and Alexander Sorloth ensured the tie could be within the stability going into the second leg.

Elsewhere on the continent, Rangers overcame an early scare to beat Kilmarnock within the Scottish Premiership.

Joe Wright and Brad Lyons gave the house aspect a shock two-goal lead after only a quarter of an hour. However any potential blushes from the guests had been spared as Vaclav Cerny, Nedim Bajrani and a Cyriel Dessers brace turned the sport in Rangers’ favour.

Full-Time towards Kilmarnock.

💙 A double from Cyriel Dessers plus targets from Václav Černý and Nedim Bajrami secures a hard-fought victory at Rugby Park.

Kilmarnock 2-4 Rangers pic.twitter.com/XkawfD2eVr

— Rangers Soccer Membership (@RangersFC) February 26, 2025

The consequence retains Rangers, who this week appointed former participant Barry Ferguson as head coach till the top of the season after the departure of Philipe Clement, 13 factors behind league leaders Celtic, who thrashed Aberdeen 5-1 on Tuesday.

Daizen Maeda scored twice, whereas Jota, Callum McGregor and Yang Hyun-Jun additionally discovered the web to offer Brendan Rodgers’s aspect a convincing victory.

Shayden Morris scored the purpose for Aberdeen.