2017 Copa del Rey final
Event | 2016–17 Copa del Rey | ||||||
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Date | 27 May 2017 | ||||||
Venue | Vicente Calderón, Madrid | ||||||
Man of the Match | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | ||||||
Referee | Carlos Clos Gómez | ||||||
Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
The 2017 Copa del Rey final was a football match played on 27 May 2017 to decide the winner of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey, the 115th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was between Barcelona and Alavés at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid.
As winners, Barcelona faced
Background
Meanwhile,
Sergi Roberto and Luis Suárez were suspended and did not play in the final for Barcelona, as they were both sent off in the semi-final second leg match against Atlético Madrid.
Route to the final
Barcelona | Round | Alavés | ||||
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Opponent | Result | Legs | Opponent | Result | Legs | |
Hércules | 8–1 | 1–1 away; 7–0 home | Round of 32 | Gimnàstic | 6–0 | 3–0 away; 3–0 home |
Athletic Bilbao | 4–3 | 1–2 away; 3–1 home | Round of 16 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3–3 (a) | 2–2 away; 1–1 home |
Real Sociedad | 6–2 | 1–0 away; 5–2 home | Quarter-finals | Alcorcón | 2–0 | 2–0 away; 0–0 home |
Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | 2–1 away; 1–1 home | Semi-finals | Celta Vigo | 1–0 | 0–0 away; 1–0 home |
Match
Summary
Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 30th minute when he shot left footed from just outside the penalty area to the left corner of the net. It was 1–1 three minutes later when Théo Hernandez scored with a long range free-kick to the left corner of the net from the right of the penalty area.[2] Neymar put Barcelona back in front in the final minute of the first half with a close range finish after a low cross from André Gomes on the right. Paco Alcácer then made it 3–1 in the third minute of time added on in the first half with a right foot finish from six yards out after Messi had made a run into the penalty area, passing three Alavés defenders and flicking the ball to him.[3] There was no further scoring in the second half. Messi was named man of the match with one goal scored, one assisted and another one created.[4]
Neymar equalised Ferenc Puskás's record for having scored in three consecutive Copa del Rey finals and now is only one behind Telmo Zarra, who scored in four successive finals.[5][3] Lionel Messi became only the second player in Copa del Rey history to score in four different finals, after Zarra who scored in five in total.[5]
Details
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "Spain - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 3-1 Alaves". 27 May 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Barcelona 3 Alaves 1". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ FCBN. "Leo Messi, el "MVP" del FC Barcelona ante el Alavés (Copa)". FCBarcelonaNoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ a b "Barcelona's Neymar, Lionel Messi equal Copa del Rey records". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 2016-17". Linguasport.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ "FIFA Referees News: Spain : 2017 "Copa del Rey" Final". Refereesfifa.blogspot.fr. 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-06-30.