Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is expected to appear in court on Wednesday for the first day of a trial in which he is accused of failing to pay 1 million euros ($1.08 million) in tax on revenue from image rights during his first spell at the club.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will go on trial on Wednesday for allegedly failing to declare income to Spain's tax office, the latest in a string of such cases targeting

Real Madrid needed to claw back into their Copa del Rey semifinal second leg on Tuesday, but via Antonio Rudiger, they were able to eke out a 4-4 draw to advance 5-4 on aggregate against Real Sociedad.

Real Madrid needed extra time to get past Real Sociedad and reach its second Copa del Rey final in three seasons.

Real Madrid came into the second leg of their Copa del Rey tie with Real Sociedad up 1–0 on aggregate. Los Blancos looked to secure a similar result at the Santiago Bernabéu, except it was the visitors who got on the scoresheet first. Ander Barrenetxea caught Lucas Vázquez lacking and then beat Andriy Lunin near post to bring the tie back level.