2014 Copa del Rey final

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2014 Copa del Rey final
	The Mestalla Stadium in Valencia hosted the final
Event	2013–14 Copa del Rey
Date	15 April 2014
Venue	Mestalla, Valencia
Man of the Match	Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Referee	Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Attendance	52,953
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The 2014 Copa del Rey final was the 112th final of Spain's premier football cup since its establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was an El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona on 15 April 2014 at Mestalla in Valencia,^[1]^[2] making it the seventh such Copa del Rey final (the most recent 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	Quarter-finals	Levante	9–2	4–1 away; 5–1 home
Atlético Madrid	5–0	3–0 home; 2–0 away	Semi-finals	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

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] whilst Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino admitted that it was "difficult to see a player sprint like that at that stage of the game".^[12]

Details

15 April 2014

21:30 CEST

Real Madrid	2–1	Barcelona
Di María 11' Bale 85'	Report	Bartra 68'

Mestalla, Valencia

Attendance: 52,953

Referee: Mateu Lahoz (Valencian committee)

Real Madrid

Barcelona



GK	1	Iker Casillas (c)
RB	15	Dani Carvajal
CB	3	Pepe	17'
CB	4	Sergio Ramos
LB	5	Fábio Coentrão
DM	14	Xabi Alonso	88'
CM	19	Luka Modrić
CM	23	Isco	3'	89'
RW	22	Ángel Di María		86'
LW	11	Gareth Bale
CF	9	Karim Benzema		90'
Substitutes:
GK	25	Diego López
DF	2	Raphaël Varane		90'
MF	16	Casemiro		89'
MF	18	Nacho
MF	24	Asier Illarramendi		86'
FW	21	Álvaro Morata
FW	39	Willian José
Manager:
Carlo Ancelotti



GK	13	José Manuel Pinto
RB	22	Dani Alves
CB	15	Marc Bartra		87'
CB	14	Javier Mascherano	53'
LB	18	Jordi Alba		46'
DM	16	Sergio Busquets
CM	6	Xavi (c)
CM	8	Andrés Iniesta
RW	11	Neymar	17'
LW	4	Cesc Fàbregas		60'
CF	10	Lionel Messi
Substitutes:
GK	25	Oier
DF	5	Carles Puyol
DF	21	Adriano		46'
MF	17	Alex Song
MF	24	Sergi Roberto
FW	7	Pedro		60'
FW	9	Alexis Sánchez		87'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino

References

^ "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.
^ "Cristiano Ronaldo out of Real Madrid v Barcelona tie". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid Live". Daily Telegraph. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ "Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ "Brilliant Bale breakaway heaps more misery on Martino's men". Goal.com. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ "Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Copa del Rey final rescheduled". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Cristiano Ronaldo ruled out of cup final". ESPN. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Cristiano Ronaldo to miss Copa del Rey final against Barcelona with injury". Guardian. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Spain - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ Lowe, Sid (16 April 2014). "Real Madrid's Gareth Bale gallops past Barcelona to land Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "Real Madrid's Gareth Bale gallops past Barcelona to land Copa del Rey". Guardian. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ "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."

[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. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[6] "Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Copa del Rey final rescheduled". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 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] Lowe, Sid (16 April 2014). "Real Madrid's Gareth Bale gallops past Barcelona to land Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[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: 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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