2021 Copa del Rey final
Event | 2020–21 Copa del Rey | ||||||
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Date | 17 April 2021 | ||||||
Venue | La Cartuja, Seville | ||||||
Man of the Match | Lionel Messi (Barcelona)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
The 2021 Copa del Rey final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, the 119th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played on 17 April 2021 at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.[3][4]
Barcelona won the match 4–0 for a record 31st Copa del Rey title.[5][6]
Background
The tournament was played amidst the backdrop of the
Athletic Bilbao's route to the event was comparably uncertain: they came from behind to overcome third-level Ibiza 2–1 with a last-minute goal,[11] required a late winner again against Alcoyano (who had eliminated Real Madrid from the competition),[12] and scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time minute to take their quarter-final against Real Betis to extra time, before advancing with a perfect conversion rate in a penalty shoot-out.[13] In the semi-finals against Levante they fell behind in both legs but found an equaliser (through Iñigo Martínez in the first match and a Raúl García penalty in the return) to again force extra time; the winner came from a deflected Álex Berenguer shot with eight minutes of the extended period remaining,[14] reaching the final for the 39th time (one back in 1904 was never played and the cup awarded to the Bilbao side in a walkover).[15]
At the time of the clubs qualifying for the 2021 event, the
Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao had played each other in eight previous finals of the tournament; Barcelona won in
The sided had also met frequently in
In the 2020–21 La Liga meetings between the clubs (both played in January 2021 due to scheduling issues, two weeks either side of their Supercopa match), Barça had the edge with two wins (3–2 at San Mamés, 2–1 at Camp Nou, Lionel Messi scoring three of the goals) though the close scorelines in all three matches demonstrated the narrow margins between the sides overall.
Road to the final
Athletic Bilbao | Round | Barcelona | |||
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Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | ||
Bye | First round | Bye | |||
Bye | Second round | Bye | |||
UD Ibiza | 2–1 (A) | Round of 32 | Cornellà | 2–0 ( a.e.t. ) (A)
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Alcoyano | 2–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–1 (A) | |
Real Betis | 1–1 (4–1 p) (A) | Quarter-finals | Granada | 5–3 ( a.e.t. ) (A)
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Levante | 1–1 (H), 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) (A)
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Semi-finals | Sevilla | 0–2 (A), 3–0 ( a.e.t. ) (H)
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Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away
Match
Details
Athletic Bilbao
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Barcelona
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
Castile and León )
Assistant video assistant referee:[2] Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) |
Match rules
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See also
Notes
- ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
- 1902 Copa de la Coronación Final, the status of which is disputed both as a Copa del Rey event and as a tournament entered by their club.
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
- ^ a b "Leo Messi, MVP de la final: "Siento felicidad porque ha sido una Copa muy dura para nosotros"" [Leo Messi, MVP of the final: "I feel happy because it has been a very hard Copa for us".]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Juan Martínez Munuera, árbitro de la final de la Copa del Rey Athletic Club – FC Barcelona" [Juan Martínez Munuera, referee for the Copa del Rey final Athletic Club v FC Barcelona]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Official: La Cartuja stadium in Seville to host Copa del Rey finals until 2023". as.com. AS. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "The 2020 Copa del Rey final will be played on April 3 and the 2021 final on April 17". marca.com. Marca. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Lionel Messi scores twice as Barca win Copa del Rey final". BBC Sport. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Cornellà 0-2 Barcelona, Copa del Rey: result, summary and goals". Marca. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Barcelona". BBC Sport. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Granada 3-5 Barcelona: Late drama as Barca win eight-goal thriller to reach Copa del Rey semi-finals". Sky Sports. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Barcelona stun Sevilla with comeback to end awful week in Copa del Rey final". The Guardian. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletic Bilbao break more hearts with a last-minute victory at UD Ibiza". Football Espana. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletic Club through to Copa del Rey quarter-finals". athletic-club.eus. Athletic Bilbao. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletic defeats Betis in shootout to reach Copa semifinals". USA Today. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Levante 1–2 Athletic Bilbao". BBC Sport. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Spain - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Bysouth, Alex (2 April 2021). "Athletic Bilbao: Basque club facing two Copa del Rey finals in two weeks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ The eight previous cup finals between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club, FC Barcelona, 14 April 2021
- ^ "Real Sociedad, our 16th different Copa final opponent". athletic-club.eus. Athletic Bilbao. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Bell, Arch (17 January 2021). "Williams sinks Barcelona and Athletic claim the Supercopa". Marca. Retrieved 5 March 2021.