Endrick scores in extra time to help Madrid top Celta in Copa. Titleholder Athletic loses to Osasuna

Real Madrid needed two goals from Endrick in extra time to get past Celta Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey and avoid another embarrassing setback less than a week after losing 5-2 to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Federico Valverde also scored in extra time Thursday as Madrid reached the quarterfinals with a 5-2 victory after squandering a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw in regulation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior scored a goal in each half but Celta rallied with goals by Jonathan Bamba in the 83rd minute and Marcos Alonso in stoppage time.

The 18-year-old Endrick, who entered the match in the 79th, put Madrid ahead in the 108th with a shot from outside the area and then sealed the victory in the 119th with a back-heel flick after Valverde had added to the lead in the 112th.

“It was tough, but with Madrid it’s always like this, we keep fighting until the end and we come out on top,” said Endrick, who profusely celebrated his first goal by taking off his shirt. “We never give up.”

Madrid was looking for a comfortable victory to bounce back from the rout against Barcelona. Carlo Ancelotti's team is trying to keep pace with Atletico Madrid at the top of the Spanish league and improve its standings in the league phase of the Champions League.

It was the first of a three-game home stretch for Madrid, which on Sunday hosts Las Palmas in the Spanish league and on Wednesday takes on Salzburg in the Champions League.

Mbappé put Madrid ahead in the 37th minute after picking up the ball before the midfield line and making a run all the way into the Celta area to finish with a left-footed cross shot. It was Mbappé’s second goal in his last five matches with Madrid. Vinícius scored his first goal in five matches after a breakaway in the 48th.

Celta pulled closer after Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga lost possession near the area and allowed Bamba to score in the 83rd, and the Vigo team evened the match early in stoppage time with a penalty kick converted by Alonso after Bamba was fouled inside the area.

Endrick got off to a strong start in his first season with Madrid but had not been given much playing time by Ancelotti recently.

“(Ancelotti) knows what he's doing," Endrick said. “He doesn't have to do what's best for Endrick, he has to do what's best for the team. He knows that I've been working hard.”

Aurélien Tchouaméni, who struggled in the Super Cup final against Barcelona in Saudi Arabia, was booed by part of the crowd at the Bernabeu.

Titleholder Athletic Bilbao rallied from a two-goal deficit in the first half but still lost 3-2 to Osasuna at home.

The visitors took the lead with goals by Aimar Oroz in the 40th and Ante Budimir in the 44th before Athletic evened the match with Nico Williams in first-half stoppage time and Óscar de Marcos in the 55th.

Budimir netted the winning goal in the 70th to help Osasuna advance two years after it had eliminated Athletic in the semifinals.

Also Thursday, Real Sociedad advanced by defeating Rayo Vallecano 3-1 at home.

On Wednesday, Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-1. Atletico Madrid defeated second-division club Elche 4-0, while Getafe won 1-0 at fourth-division team Pontevedra and Leganes won 3-2 at second-tier side Almeria.

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Real Madrid's Endrick celebrates after scoring his side's 5th goal against Celta de Vigo during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Endrick celebrates after scoring his side's 3rd goal against Celta de Vigo during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, back, scores his side's first goal against Celta de Vigo during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Celta de Vigo during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, right, controls a ball chased by Celta's Javi Rodriguez during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, right, dribbles past to Celta's Fran Beltran during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Celta de Vigo during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, right, celebrates after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Celta de Vigo during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, right, celebrates after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Celta de Vigo during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, right, celebrates with Kylian Mbappe after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Celta de Vigo during a Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) —

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina voters on Tuesday aimed to winnow the field in high-profile races for governor and U.S. Senate, with Republicans seeking to maintain a statewide winning streak that stretches back decades.

Republican contenders have trumpeted their loyalty to President Donald Trump, who has remained popular in the state despite some nationwide wavering as the war with Iran continues. Sen. Lindsey Graham, among Trump's top allies on Capitol Hill, notched the president's endorsement before his campaign had even begun.

In the governor's race, Trump backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette over several opponents, including U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace. The primary will determine whether the endorsement can help Evette win outright or if there will be a runoff on June 23.

Democrats are searching for their first victory in a statewide race here in 20 years, but their campaigns for governor and Senate were an uphill climb.

Competition among Republicans for Trump’s support has seemed more intense than any other facet of the primary campaign.

Even before Evette received the president's endorsement, she frequently featured photos and videos of herself with Trump in campaign materials. She was backed by outgoing Gov. Henry McMaster, a longstanding ally of Trump whose support telegraphed the president's own.

Mace also wanted Trump's support, and he endorsed her congressional reelection in 2024 even though she criticized his actions of Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Ralph Norman, among the most conservative members of the House and a member of the Freedom Caucus, strongly supported Trump in the president’s first term. But in the 2024 campaign, Norman stumped for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley instead of Trump.

Rom Reddy, a coastal businessman who has eschewed campaign donations and self-funded his effort, has touted his lack of political experience as an asset, drawing comparisons between Trump and himself.

South Carolina’s other top contest Tuesday is its Senate race, where Graham is competing for the Republican nomination as he seeks a fifth term. A political confidant and regular golfing partner of the president, Graham has routinely batted back primary challengers over the years. Some of this year's contenders — including Project 2025 chief architect Paul Dans and former Lt. Gov. André Bauer — dropped out months ago.

Although their relationship has undulated through the years, Graham has remained close with Trump, who fulfilled the senator's longstanding wish for direct confrontation between Washington and Tehran. Graham cheered Trump’s decision to strike nuclear sites last year and recently said he often speaks to the president about the ongoing conflict.

Among Graham's primary foes is Greenville businessman Mark Lynch, who has said Graham isn't conservative enough to represent the state. Calling himself an “America First” candidate, Lynch has campaigned as a Trump supporter, but on social media the president has called him a “lunatic” and a “disaster for the Republican Party."

Democrats haven’t won the governor’s office or a Senate seat in South Carolina for decades and Republicans in recent history typically have taken statewide seats by double-digit margins.

On Tuesday, Charleston pediatrician Annie Andrews has won South Carolina’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, bidding to block Graham from a fifth term. Andrews, who unsuccessfully ran against Mace in 2022, had challenged what she’s characterized as Graham’s waffling positions over the course of his political career.

Republicans in recent history typically take statewide seats by double-digit margins. And when he last ran in 2020, Graham defeated his Democratic opponent, Jaime Harrison, by a 10 percentage point margin.

Meanwhile, McMaster defeated his opponent by nearly 18 percentage points in 2022.

Some Democrats hope to capitalize on dissatisfaction with Trump this year.

In the governor's race, state Rep. Jermaine Johnson advanced Tuesday to a Democratic primary runoff in the South Carolina governor’s race.

Johnson has represented a district in the Columbia area for three terms. Seen as a rising star in the state party, Johnson was tapped to give this year’s Democratic response to Republican Gov. Henry McMaster’s state of the state address.

The winner of the November general election will succeed McMaster, who has been in office since Nikki Haley left her term early to join the first Trump administration.

Democrats have not won a general election for governor in South Carolina since 1998, and Republicans have controlled all statewide-elected offices in the state for more than a decade.

In the governor's race, State Rep. Jermaine Johnson, seen as a rising star in the party, won the Democratic nomination to advance to November's general election. He was facing several opponents, including political newcomer Billy Webster, a payday loan company founder who lent his campaign $2 million. There also was attorney Mullins McLeod, who withstood calls from party leaders to shutter his campaign after dashcam video of his 2025 disorderly conduct arrest was released.

Johnson has represented a district in the Columbia area for three terms. In gaining prominence, he also was tapped to give this year’s Democratic response to McMaster’s state of the state address.

The winner of the November general election will succeed McMaster, who has been in office since Nikki Haley left her term early to join the first Trump administration. Democrats have not won a general election for governor in South Carolina since 1998, and Republicans have controlled all statewide-elected offices in the state for more than a decade.

This story has been corrected to show Jermaine Johnson won the Democratic nomination for South Carolina governor, not entering a runoff.

Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://x.com/MegKinnardAP

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette speaks during the final rally of her GOP primary campaign for governor on Monday, June 8, 2026, in Greer, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

FILE - U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., takes questions from reporters following a South Carolina gubernatorial GOP candidate debate on April 1, in Newberry, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

FILE - Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, R-S.C., takes questions from reporters after receiving the endorsement of Gov. Henry McMaster, R-S.C., in the 2026 GOP gubernatorial primary, Feb. 12, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

FILE - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with supporters after filing his reelection paperwork, March 16, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)