2019 Copa del Rey Final

2019 Copa del Rey Final
	The Estadio Benito Villamarín prior to the final
Event	2018–19 Copa del Rey
Date	25 May 2019
Venue	Benito Villamarín, Seville
Referee	Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Attendance	53,698
	← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Copa del Rey Final was a football match played on 25 May 2019 that decided the winner of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, the 117th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville between Barcelona and Valencia.^[1]

Valencia won the final 2–1, achieving their 8th title overall and ending their trophy drought winning their first major trophy since 2008.^[2]^[3]

Background[]

Barcelona were competing in their 41st Copa del Rey final, extending the competition record, and had won a record 30 titles prior. They were the reigning champions, having defeated Sevilla 5–0 in the 2018 final. The match was their sixth consecutive final, extending the record they set in the previous season, and were seeking a fifth consecutive title, a feat never accomplished before (only Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao have also previously won four titles consecutively).

Valencia were competing in their 17th Copa del Rey final, and would go on to win their 8th title. Their last title win had come in the 2008 final defeating Getafe 3-1.^[4]

In reaching the final, both teams were assured qualification for the four-team 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Route to the final[]

Barcelona			Round	Valencia
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Cultural Leonesa	5–1	1–0 away; 4–1 home	Round of 32	Ebro	3–1	2–1 away; 1–0 home
Levante	4–2	1–2 away; 3–0 home	Round of 16	Sporting Gijón	4–2	1–2 away; 3–0 home
Sevilla	6–3	0–2 away; 6–1 home	Quarter-finals	Getafe	3–2	0–1 away; 3–1 home
Real Madrid	4–1	1–1 home; 3–0 away	Semi-finals	Real Betis	3–2	2–2 away; 1–0 home

Match[]

Details[]

25 May 2019

21:00 CEST

Barcelona	1–2	Valencia
Messi 73'	Report	Gameiro 21' Rodrigo 33'

Benito Villamarín, Seville

Attendance: 53,698

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Barcelona

Valencia


GK	13	Jasper Cillessen
RB	2	Nélson Semedo		46'
CB	3	Gerard Piqué
CB	15	Clément Lenglet
LB	18	Jordi Alba
CM	8	Arthur		46'
CM	5	Sergio Busquets	61'
CM	4	Ivan Rakitić		76'
RW	20	Sergi Roberto
CF	10	Lionel Messi (c)		73'
LW	7	Philippe Coutinho
Substitutes:
GK	30	Iñaki Peña
DF	23	Samuel Umtiti
DF	24	Thomas Vermaelen
MF	14	Malcom		46'
MF	21	Carles Aleñá		76'
MF	22	Arturo Vidal	89'	46'
MF	43	Carles Pérez
Manager:
Ernesto Valverde


GK	1	Jaume Doménech
RB	18	Daniel Wass
CB	24	Ezequiel Garay
CB	5	Gabriel
LB	14	José Luis Gayà	53'
RM	8	Carlos Soler
CM	10	Dani Parejo (c)		65'
CM	17	Francis Coquelin
LM	7	Gonçalo Guedes
CF	19	Rodrigo Moreno		33'	88'
CF	9	Kevin Gameiro		21'	72'
Substitutes:
GK	13	Neto
DF	12	Mouctar Diakhaby		88'
DF	15	Toni Lato
DF	21	Cristiano Piccini		72'
MF	6	Geoffrey Kondogbia	70'	65'
MF	20	Ferran Torres
FW	22	Santi Mina
Manager:
Marcelino

References[]

^ Real Betis' Benito Villamarín to host Copa del Rey final
^ "Barcelona 1 Valencia 2". BBC Sport. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ "Valencia shock Barcelona in Copa del Rey final despite Messi's best efforts". Guardian. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente (2 May 2018). "Spain – List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[1] Real Betis' Benito Villamarín to host Copa del Rey final

[2] "Barcelona 1 Valencia 2". BBC Sport. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

[3] "Valencia shock Barcelona in Copa del Rey final despite Messi's best efforts". Guardian. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

[4] Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente (2 May 2018). "Spain – List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

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