Real Madrid fans on social media praised Andriy Lunin after their 1-0 Copa del Rey First-Leg semi-final victory over Real Sociedad on Wednesday (26 February). The Ukrainian goalkeeper was excellent in the goal, making various crucial rescues that took care of the victory of Los Blancos.
Endrick scored the only goal of the match in the 19th minute after a brilliant lofted pass by Jude Bellingham. In the 43rd minute the shot of Mikel Oyarzabal was saved by Lunin, who used his reflexes well. Thus the half-time score remained 1-0 in favor of Madrid.
In the 50th minute the header of Oyarzabal was rescued by Lunin again. Despite the urge of Madrid for a second goal and the wish of Sociedad to equalize, the game ended 1-0 in favor of Los Blancos.
In his stint on the field, Lunin maintained a transient accuracy of 85% (33/39). He made six saves in goal, registered one punch, two clearance and had a rating of 8.9 (via Sofascore).
After the game, fans expressed their satisfaction on the performance of Lunin, with one tweet:
“Lunin was insane today! … It must be said!”
“What a version, Lunin! 👏õ🧡 👏ο🧡 👏õ🧡 👏õ🧡 👏 leters 👏ο🧡 👏ο🧡 👏õ🧡 👏õ🧡 👏õ🧡 added.
“Lunin saved our A **,” a fan blanket.
“This Lunin version reminded me of his UCL -Run last season, we really have observed the 2 best keepers in the world”, another and another blanket.
“He gets up when he is called up and is also delivered”, an impressive fan said.
“Thank tank for Lunin tonight since the entire team decided to be on average,” wrote another.
How did Real Madrid’s attacking midfielder Jude Bellingham perform against Real Sociedad?
Apart from the impressive keepers of Andriy Lunin, Jude Bellingham was excellent on the attack. The Englishman was creative when he offered the intuitive assist for the only purpose of the match, scored by Endrik.
Bellingham had a transient accuracy of 86% (25/29). He provided six important steps, registered two shots on goal and created a big chance (via Sofascore).
The Englishman scored 11 goals and registered 11 assists in 35 performances for Los Blancos this season. In the meantime, Real Madrid will take on Real Betis on Saturday (March 1) in their next Laliga match.
Published by Parag Jain