Umar Sadiq played a crucial role for Real Sociedad as they secured a 2-1 away victory against Celta Vigo, advancing to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday. Sadiq entered the game in the 78th minute with Sociedad leading 2-0.
Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring just two minutes into the match, and Sheraldo Becker doubled the lead on the 66th minute. Despite Celta Vigo pulling a goal back in the 92nd minute through Luca de la Torre, Sociedad held on to secure their spot in the next round.
This marks Sadiq’s second appearance for Sociedad since leaving the Super Eagles AFCON 2023 camp due to injury. Despite initial expectations of weeks on the sidelines, Sadiq made a surprising return to training with his Spanish club
