The 18-year-old scored twice in extra time to save his side from cup embarrassment at home
Endrick enjoyed his first signature Real Madrid moment Thursday evening, bashing home an extra time winner – and then completing a brace – to carry Los Blancos past Celta Vigo in an eventual 5-2 victory.
Carlo Ancelotti's side were dominant for 80 minutes, poor for 10, and then turned it on in extra time to secure a win that was far nervier than the scoreline suggested.
Madrid came alive after a dour first 30 minutes. Brahim Diaz offered a real threat in a rare start, bursting down the right side before forcing a fine save out of Ivan Villar. Mbappe opened the scoring in the 37th minute. The Frenchman took the ball on the left, evaded his man, and finished across the goalkeeper to give Los Blancos a 1-0 lead.
The second came shortly after half time, and showed just how good this Madrid team could be on the break. Mbappe found Brahim Diaz, who slipped Vinicius through on goal – setting the Brazilian up for an easy finish. The Frenchman could have added one or two more, but put a header over the bar and saw a curled effort miss the top corner. Los Blancos thought they had a third when Arda Guler found the back of the net from a Vinicius pass – but the Brazilian was adjudged narrowly offside in the build up.
An Eduardo Camavinga mistake let Celta back into the game. The substitute underhit a backpass, which Celta worked into a clear opportunity for Jonathan Bamba – who finished well. The visitors grabbed a second in stoppage time, Marcos Alonso tucking one into the bottom corner from the spot after Raul Asencio gave away a silly penalty.
Extra time brought few good chances. Antonio Rudiger came closest, hitting the post from a corner before Endrick made it 3-2, pivoting before smashing the ball home from the edge of the box. Federico Valverde put the game beyond doubt late in extra time, pinging one into the top corner from 30 yards out, while Endrick backheeled home an audacious fifth to seal things for good – even if this was far from a convincing showing.
GOAL rates Real Madrid's players from Santiago Bernabeu…
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Andriy Lunin (5/10):
Got away with an absolute stonewall penalty in the first half. Made a couple of important saves in the second. Sent the wrong way on the penalty.
Lucas Vazquez (7/10):
Completed most of his passes, and was reliable in build up. An evening with very few defensive responsibilities – none of this can be blamed on him.
Raul Asencio (6/10):
Handled the physical Borja Iglesias relatively well. Looked to spray the ball long – which he did so effectively a lot of the time. Then went and threw it all away with a silly penalty.
Antonio Rudiger (6/10):
A bit mixed, all said. Won his duels, but was sometimes unsteady on the ball in deeper areas.
Fran Garcia (7/10):
A solid showing at both ends. Covered loads of ground and was rarely beaten defensively.
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Aurelien Tchouameni (6/10):
Looked far more comfortable as a No.6 than at center back. Did some good things in central areas, but could have advanced the ball more effectively.
Dani Ceballos (7/10):
Grabbed himself a rare assist on the opening goal. Removed with a knock after a composed showing.
Luka Modric (7/10):
As ageless as ever. Created chances, floated around, found all of the cute angles.
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Brahim Diaz (7/10):
Lively in the first half, and was well denied. Set up Vini's goal. Unfortunate to be removed after 70 minutes.
Kylian Mbappe (7/10):
Brilliant solo run, clean finish for Madrid's opener. Took the attempt well and found the back of the net in tidy fashion. Missed a couple of others he would normally bury.
Vinicius Jr (7/10):
A calm finish gave Madrid some daylight. Missed a chance or two otherwise. Spent some time playing through the middle, which caused some problems.
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Arda Guler (7/10):
Thought he had scored a third, but saw it ruled out for offside. Probably deserved a start.
Eduardo Camavinga (4/10):
Gave the ball away to gift Celta a goal.
Federico Valverde (7/10):
Offered attacking thrust in extra time. Smashed in an absolute beauty to secure three points.
Endrick (8/10):
Came on and ran around. Smashed one over the bar. Battered the winner into the far corner, and then added a fifth – despite not playing very well.
Rodrygo (N/A):
Lively in the second half of extra time.
Carlo Ancelotti (6/10):
Will be annoyed by this one. His side were firmly in control, but threw away a late lead. Madrid woke up when it counted, but this wasn't a great showing.