2014 Copa del Rey Final

2014 Copa del Rey Final
The Mestalla Stadium in Valencia hosted the final
Event 2013–14 Copa del Rey
Real Madrid Barcelona
2 1
Date 16 April 2014 (2014-04-16)
Venue Mestalla, Valencia
Man of the Match Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Referee Mateu Lahoz
Attendance 52,953

The 2014 Copa del Rey Final was the 112th final of Spain's premier football cup since its establishment. The match was an El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona on 16 April 2014 at Mestalla in Valencia,[1][2] making it the seventh such Copa del Rey final (the last one was also played at the Mestalla on 20 April 2011). Real Madrid won the cup for the 19th time after a 2–1 win.[3][4][5]

In winning the final, Real Madrid went on to play against Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2013–14 La Liga season, in the 2014 Supercopa de España.

Road to the final

Real Madrid Round Barcelona
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Olímpic de Xàtiva 2–0 0–0 away; 2–0 home Round of 32 Cartagena 7–1 4–1 away; 3–0 home
Osasuna 4–0 2–0 home; 2–0 away Round of 16 Getafe 6–0 4–0 home; 2–0 away
Espanyol 2–0 1–0 away; 1–0 home Quarterfinals Levante 9–2 4–1 away; 5–1 home
Atlético Madrid 5–0 3–0 home; 2–0 away Semifinals Real Sociedad 3–1 2–0 home; 1–1 away

Build-up

The match was rescheduled to be played three days earlier than the original date as there was a chance that both clubs could have UEFA Champions League semi-finals the following week. Each team was allotted 20,000 tickets for club members.[6] Real Madrid's top scorer of the season Cristiano Ronaldo missed the final due to knee and thigh injuries.[7][8]

Real Madrid were appearing in their 39th Copa del Rey Final, with a prior tally of 18 victories, while Barcelona had won 26 of their 35 finals. The two teams had each won three of the six previous El Clásico finals: Real Madrid in 1936, 1974 and 2011, Barcelona in 1968, 1983 and 1990. The 2011 win was Real Madrid's most recent, having been defeated in the 2013 final. Barcelona had last won the cup in 2012.[9]

Match

Summary

External video
Gareth Bale's incredible goal against Barcelona | Copa del Rey Final 2014 on YouTube

After 11 minutes Real Madrid went in front when Ángel Di María's low left footed shot from the left went through Jordi Alba's legs and in off goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto's left hand. Barcelona were level in the 68th minute when Marc Bartra headed into the far corner of the net after a Xavi corner from the left.[10] The winning goal came with five minutes to go when Gareth Bale picked the ball up just inside his own half on the left wing and went past Bartra at a blistering pace (at one point off the field before running back onto the field) leaving Bartra in his wake, before running into the penalty area, evading more challenges and then composedly slotting the ball left-footed low past the goalkeeper from six yards out. Some football pundits labelled his goal as a masterclass,[11][12] whilst Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino admitted that it was "difficult to see a player sprint like that at that stage of the game".[13]

Details

Real Madrid 2–1 Barcelona
Di María  11'
Bale  85'		 Report Bartra  68'
Attendance: 52,953
Real Madrid
Barcelona
GK1Spain Iker Casillas (c)
RB15Spain Dani Carvajal
CB3Portugal PepeYellow card 17'
CB4Spain Sergio Ramos
LB5Portugal Fábio Coentrão
DM14Spain Xabi AlonsoYellow card 88'
CM19Croatia Luka Modrić
CM23Spain IscoYellow card 3' 89'
RW22Argentina Ángel Di María 86'
LW11Wales Gareth Bale
CF9France Karim Benzema 90'
Substitutes:
GK25Spain Diego López
DF2France Raphaël Varane 90'
MF16Brazil Casemiro 89'
MF18Spain Nacho
MF24Spain Asier Illarramendi 86'
FW21Spain Álvaro Morata
FW39Brazil Willian José
Manager:
Italy Carlo Ancelotti
GK13Spain José Manuel Pinto
RB22Brazil Dani Alves
CB15Spain Marc Bartra 87'
CB14Argentina Javier MascheranoYellow card 53'
LB18Spain Jordi Alba 46'
DM16Spain Sergio Busquets
CM6Spain Xavi (c)
CM8Spain Andrés Iniesta
RW11Brazil NeymarYellow card 17'
LW4Spain Cesc Fàbregas 60'
CF10Argentina Lionel Messi
Substitutes:
GK25Spain Oier
DF5Spain Carles Puyol
DF21Brazil Adriano 46'
MF17Cameroon Alex Song
MF24Spain Sergi Roberto
FW7Spain Pedro 60'
FW9Chile Alexis Sánchez 87'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino

See also

References

  1. ↑ "La RFEF acogió la reunión entre los finalistas de la Copa de SM el Rey" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo out of Real Madrid v Barcelona tie". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid Live". Daily Telegraph. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Brilliant Bale breakaway heaps more misery on Martino's men". Goal.com. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Copa del Rey final rescheduled". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo ruled out of cup final". ESPN. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo to miss Copa del Rey final against Barcelona with injury". Guardian. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Spain - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid". Daily Mail. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Real Madrid's Gareth Bale gallops past Barcelona to land Copa del Rey". Guardian. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Gareth Bale and Real Madrid stars given victorious homecoming after win against fierce rivals Barcelona in Copa del Rey final". Daily Mail. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Gareth Bale: Copa del Rey winner incredible, says Xabi Alonso". BBC Sport. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2017. Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino said: "It is difficult to see a player sprint like that at that stage of the game."

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