Alex Kirkland
Rodrigo Faez
Jan 16, 2025, 06:54 PM ET
Actual Madrid ahead Endrick praised teammate Antonio Rüdiger for guiding him by means of his aim drought, dedicating his brace of their 5-2 Copa del Rey win over Celta Vigo on Thursday to the defender.
Madrid survived a scare within the final 16 tie on the Santiago Bernabéu, as Celta fought again from 2-0 all the way down to stage within the 91st minute, earlier than the house facet scored three targets — two from the Brazil worldwide — in additional time.
Endrick, 18, began the season brightly, opening his account in LaLiga and the Champions League, however hadn’t discovered the web since Sept. 17 and has performed a complete of simply 83 league minutes this marketing campaign.
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“I keep working every day,” Endrick informed Actual Madrid TV. “My two goals are for Antonio Rüdiger. He knows what he does for me every day. He never praises me, and that’s a good thing! He tells me what to do, to score, to run, to keep fighting. Yesterday in training he gave me a tough game. I was thinking about it at home and he’s a great person. The goals are for him.”
Endrick’s first aim was fired in on the flip from the sting of the field — which {the teenager} celebrated by ripping off his shirt — whereas the second was a quick-thinking backheel contained in the six-yard field.
“[The first] was a very important goal for me,” Endrick mentioned, when requested about that exuberant celebration. “This is my job. I have to do well for the team, scoring goals, doing whatever. Scoring a goal for Madrid, for these fans, the players, the staff, is really good. In the last Copa game I missed the chances I had. Today, I had two chances and scored.”
Actual Madrid gamers rejoice after scoring a aim towards Celta Vigo within the Copa del Rey. Getty Photos
The cup win noticed Madrid bounce again from their 5-2 defeat to Barcelona within the Spanish Supercopa remaining in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Captain Lucas Vázquez mentioned the efficiency, which got here after coach Carlo Ancelotti rested key gamers reminiscent of Jude Bellingham and Fede Valverde, confirmed Madrid’s energy in depth.
“Endrick did well with the minutes he had,” Vazquez mentioned. “It shows the quality in this squad. We made changes, and the team did well, whoever plays delivers.”
Ancelotti was requested about whistles from sections of the Bernabéu crowd for a few of his gamers, together with midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni.
“It’s a wake-up call from the fans for the players and the coach,” Ancelotti mentioned. “It’s acceptable, with what happened in the game against Barcelona. The team reacted well, above all Tchouameni, who had a great game.”
