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For the first time in 11 years, Real Madrid and Barcelona will play the 'El Clasico Final' with the trophy.
Barcelona won 1-0 against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Copadelay semifinals of the 2024-2025 season at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, on the 3rd (Korea time), defending Ferran Torres' first goal in the 27th minute of the first half.
Barcelona, which drew 4-4 at home in the first leg of the semifinals on February 26, secured the final ticket by a narrow margin of 5-4 in the combined score. Once again proved Atletico's natural enemy.
It is the first time in four years that Barcelona reached the final of the 'King's Cup' since the 2020-2021 season, when it beat Athletic 4-0 and won 31 (most) championships.
The final match has already been decided. Barcelona will play against Real Madrid in the Estadio de la Cartuha in Seville on the 26th. It is the first time in 11 years that Real and Barcelona have won the El Clasico Final.
Real, led by head coach Carlo Ancelotti, had won the second semi-final home game against Real Sociedad on the 2nd, winning a combined 5-4 thanks to Antonio Rudiger's winning goal in the 10th minute of extra time.
The two teams clashed in the 2013-2014 Copa del Rey final, and Real, where Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from the injury at the time, defeated Barcelona with Lionel Messi 2-1. It is the same game that Gareth Bale (Real at the time) scored a wonder solo goal in the 40th minute of the second half after digging into the left sideline with a Crazy Speed.
Real and Barcelona have faced each other for the first time in the 1967-1968 Copa del Rey final, winning a total of six matches and three equally. It is the first time since the era of 'Menaldo' that the two teams meet in the final of the Copa del Rey.
Barcelona held the record for the most titles in the Copa del Rey with 31 wins in total. Real beat Osasuna in 2023 to win their 20th title (3rd in total). In the 2023-2024 season, Athletic and Mallorca clashed, and Athletic won after a penalty shootout.
Real and Barcelona have a chance of 'Treble' side by side. As of the 29th round of the Spanish Primera Liga, Barcelona leads with 66 points, while second-place Real is chasing Barcelona with 63 points. The two teams will also play home and away in the quarterfinals of the European Champions League against Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund, respectively, this month. Barcelona has already won the Super Cup, and there is a possibility of winning the quadruple.
Barcelona coach Han Ji-flick said "I don't want to talk about the Clasico final now. I live in the present, not the past or the future. We need to focus on the next Betis match. The El Clasico final is fantastic, but a lot of games to come. You have to work hard and focus."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
