Real Madrid 2-1 Osasuna: Rodrygo scores twice as Madrid win Copa del Rey

Real Madrid observe their 20th Copa del Rey success

Rodrygo scored doubly arsenic Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey for the archetypal clip since 2014 aft beating Osasuna successful the last successful Seville.

Osasuna, playing successful lone their 2nd Copa del Rey final, had threatened an upset erstwhile Lucas Torro levelled.

Rodrygo handed Real an aboriginal pb with the fastest extremity successful a Spanish cupful last for 17 years aft 106 seconds.

• Real Madrid v Osasuna - arsenic it happened

Osasuna, backed by astir 25,000 fans wrong the Estadio de La Cartuja, had their chances arsenic they chased a archetypal large trophy successful their 103-year history.

They were denied a stoppage-time equaliser erstwhile Dani Carvajal produced a last-ditch artifact to support retired Kike Barja's side-footed effort.

Los Rojillos, which translates arsenic The Little Reds, had much shots connected people (5) than Real (3), but Carlo Ancelotti's broadside were yet much objective successful beforehand of goal.

Victory for Real delivers a 20th Copa del Rey rubric arsenic they present crook their attraction to Tuesday's Champions League semi-final archetypal limb against Manchester City.

Real spoil Osasuna's party

Osasuna fans had travelled successful ample numbers and painted the metropolis of Seville reddish successful anticipation of Saturday's final, but it could not person started immoderate worse connected the field.

Vinicius Jr, who returned to the Real starting XI arsenic Ancelotti made 5 changes to the broadside that mislaid astatine Real Sociedad, proved to beryllium a changeless menace down the left.

The Brazilian bushed his marker and got to the byline earlier cutting the shot backmost crossed the look of extremity for Rodrygo to person for the opening goal.

Osasuna's task astir became adjacent harder erstwhile Karim Benzema forced Sergio Herrera into a astute save, but Jagoba Arrasate's broadside began to turn into the crippled and they could person equalised a infinitesimal later.

Bearing down connected extremity aft shrugging disconnected the situation of Eder Militao, Abde Ezzalzouli bushed Thibaut Courtois but could not usher his chipped effort connected target.

The leveller did travel aft the interruption erstwhile Torro's controlled decorativeness from extracurricular the country against his erstwhile nine sent the reddish fractional of the stadium into delirium.

Some of the enthusiasm spilled implicit arsenic play was momentarily halted portion stewards had to usage a occurrence extinguisher connected a escaped pyrotechnic wherever the Osasuna fans were housed.

But Madrid ever carried a menace and erstwhile Vinicius Jr burst done down the near erstwhile much and dragged the shot backmost from the byline, Kroos' effort came disconnected Garcia for Rodrygo to pounce and assistance into the net.

With the La Liga rubric seemingly heading to Barcelona, Ancelotti's broadside volition bask their celebrations earlier turning their attraction to the Champions League.

The holders volition beryllium hoping they tin invited backmost Luka Modric from a hamstring contented to look City successful the archetypal limb astatine the Bernabeu.