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Real Sociedad win Copa del Rey with shootout win over Atletico
Real Sociedad overcame Atletico Madrid on penalties to seal a fourth Copa del Rey triumph.Atletico twice came from behind to send the tie to extra time, then penalties - but Unai Marrero saved two spot-kicks in a tense shootout to secure his side a first title since 2020.Sociedad had stunned Diego Simeone's side when they netted the fastest-ever goal in a Copa del Rey final, Ander Barrenetxea heading Goncalo Guedes' cross into the corner after just 14 seconds.That was cancelled out by a low slotted strike from Ademola Lookman on 18 minutes but Mikel Oyarzabal restored the Basque side's lead from the spot in first-half stoppage time after goalkeeper Juan Musso caught Guedes as he went to punch the ball away.But Atletico carried much of the goal threat in the second half and were rewarded for their efforts when Julian Alvarez fired a stunning strike from the edge of the penalty box into the top corner.Neither side could find a winner in a weary period of extra time but Sociedad held their nerve in the shootout, sealing the trophy when Pablo Marin's emphatic penalty slammed into the roof of the net.For Atletico Madrid, who are fourth in La Liga and 22 points off leaders Barcelona, attention shifts to the Champions League where they will face Arsenal in the semi-final, with the first leg on 29 April.
Real Sociedad upset Atlético Madrid to win 4th Copa del Rey - ESPN
Real Sociedad upset Atlético Madrid to win their fourth Copa del Rey title after triumphing 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 draw after extra time in Seville.Sociedad goalkeeper Unai Marrero's saves from Atletico strikers Alexander Sørloth and Julián Álvarez to start the shootout proved decisive, before Pablo Marín struck the winning penalty into the roof of the net."I knew that if we got to penalties, I believed in myself, my teammates believed in me, our fans believed in me," the 24-year-old Marrero said before the winners received the trophy and medals from Spanish King Felipe VI."I still can't believe it," Marrero said. "The boy who dreamed for this since he was young has fulfilled his dream."The win gave the team from San Sebastian its first trophy since winning the Copa del Rey in 2020. It also meant that its New-Jersey born head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo becomes the first coach from the United States to win a major trophy in one of Europe's big five leagues.Ander Barrenetxea put Sociedad in front just 14 seconds after kickoff for the fastest-ever goal in a Copa del Rey final. Ademola Lookman equalised in the 18th minute but Mikel Oyarzabal's penalty in first-half stoppage time look set to be the winner until Álvarez struck for Atlético seven minutes before the end of regulation time.Matarazzo took over Sociedad in December when it was two points above the relegation zone in the Spanish league. Four months later, the Basque Country club has won the cup and is in the upper half of the LaLiga table.Pablo Marín celebrates scoring the winning penalty for Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey final.CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP via Getty ImagesThe opening goal against Atlético's vaunted defense was about as simple as they come: ball to goalkeeper, long ball down the right flank, where Gonçalo Guedes was free to send in a cross for Ander Barrenetxea to head it home.The sequence exposed a series of less-than-ideal defending. Neither Nahuel Molina nor Giuliano Simeone intercepted reachable balls; Matteo Ruggeri let the shorter Barrenetxea outjump him for the header; and goalkeeper Juan Musso perhaps could have made a more sprightly effort to stop the shot from bouncing past.Lookman again proved the most-impactful winter signing by a Spanish side -- his goal was his seventh for Atlético -- when the former Atalanta forward received a pass from Antoine Griezmann just inside the area and sent a left-footed shot inside the post.Oyarzabal went to the spot after Mus...
Real Sociedad clinch fourth Copa del Rey title in dramatic shootout
5 hours ago ... Real Sociedad produced a monumental performance in Seville to secure the Copa del Rey, lifting the trophy for the fourth time in their history and the ...
Real Sociedad beats Atletico Madrid in penalty shootout to win Copa del ...
Real Sociedad's head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo, right, celebrates with Duje Caleta-Car after winning the Copa del Rey final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad in Seville ...
