Actual Sociedad head to Actual Madrid for a season-defining sport on April 1 within the Copa del Rey semi finals.
Endrick Felipe’s aim secured a slender 1-0 first leg win for Carlo Ancelotti’s workforce in San Sebastian again in February.
Meaning the tie remains to be open, because the Basque giants land in Madrid, on the lookout for a path to the ultimate for the primary time since they gained the competitors in 2020.
After being controversially dumped out of the UEFA Europa League by Manchester United, La Actual’s path to potential European qualification for subsequent season seems to be to be difficult.
Successful the Copa del Rey would give them a again door move to Europe for 2025/26 however they want a giant win within the capital.
Captain Mikel Oyarzabal issued a easy message to his teammates and the travelling followers of ‘now it’s time to imagine, it’s time to dream’ as he prepares to guide the workforce into battle.
Skipper Oyarzabal netted the profitable spot kick as his facet beat arch rivals Athletic Membership 1-0 in that 2020 showpiece and so they haven’t been past the semi finals since.
They might want to channel a few of that spirit of 2020 on the highway in Madrid as Oyarzabal and Co, have did not win on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu of their final 4 La Liga visits.
The final time a win was achieved was within the quarter finals in 2020 however the workforce sheet that day reveals how a lot has modified round Oyarzabal since.
Two late objectives from the hosts threatened to derail the guests whose aim scorers included Martin Odegaard, Alexander Isak [twice] and Mikel Merino – all of whom have since moved on to the Premier League.
Oyarzabal is likely one of the few remaining from 2020 and he’s one in all simply two gamers to attain away at Actual Madrid since 2020 in league motion.