The tournament was played amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain which resulted in no crowds being allowed to be present in the stadiums. Barcelona's progress was characterised by narrow victories and dramatic comebacks, including being taken to extra time by part-time neighbours Cornellà after failing to score from two penalties,[7] finding the net twice in the last 20 minutes to overcome second-tier Rayo Vallecano,[8] and recovering from a 2–0 deficit with just three minutes remaining against Granada, taking the tie to extra time which ended in a 5–3 victory.[9] They gave themselves a mountain to climb once again in the semi-final against Sevilla (a repeat of a recent final in 2018 and the only round of the competition with two legs), going down 2–0 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. In the return at Camp Nou, Ousmane Dembélé scored early and Marc-André ter Stegen saved a penalty to keep Barça hopes alive, but they were still behind with 90 minutes played; Gerard Piqué equalised in the fourth and last minute of stoppage time to level the tie on aggregate, and in extra time Martin Braithwaite found the winner to take his side into their 42nd final.[10]
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 2020 Copa del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad was still to be played, with its rescheduled date of 3 April 2021 giving the Biscay club a unique opportunity to win the competition twice inside a fortnight[16] The delay also meant their current head coach Marcelino was the most recent manager to win the competition, having defeated Barcelona in the 2019 final while in charge of Valencia. That was the sixth consecutive final for the Blaugrana, and the first defeat for the Catalans since 2014; the sequence of finals is an outright record and the run of wins is a shared record along with Real Madrid in the 1900s and Athletic in the 1930s.[15] When the 2020 final was eventually played, Athletic fell to a 1–0 defeat.[17]
Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao had played each other in eight previous finals of the tournament; Barcelona won in 1920, 1942, 1953, 2009, 2012 and the most recent in 2015, and Athletic in 1932 and 1984.[15][18] Their 2021 meeting made the fixture the most played in the history of Copa Del Rey finals, breaking a tied record with Athletic v Real Madrid[note 2] (the third pairing of the trio, El Clásico between Madrid and Barcelona, has been played seven times).[15]
The sided had also met frequently in Supercopa de España finals; indeed all of Athletic's four appearances (1983, 2009, 2015 and 2021) in that competition were against Barcelona. The most recent of these was exactly three months prior to the Copa del Rey Final and played at the same venue (behind closed doors due to the pandemic), with Athletic winning 3–2 after extra time to claim the trophy with a winning goal from Iñaki Williams.[20] By reaching the Copa del Rey final, both teams were assured qualification for the four-team 2021–22 Supercopa de España, giving Athletic the chance to defend their title.
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.
^Athletic's website claims they have met Real Madrid nine times,[19] but this includes the 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.
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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 2021 Copa del Rey finalLa Cartuja in Seville hosted the final Event2020 21 Copa del ReyAthletic Bilbao Barcelona0 4Date17 April 2021 2021 04 17 VenueLa Cartuja SevilleMan of the MatchLionel Messi Barcelona 1 RefereeJuan Martinez Munuera Valencian Community 2 Attendance0 note 1 20202022 Barcelona won the match 4 0 for a record 31st Copa del Rey title 5 6 Contents 1 Background 2 Road to the final 3 Match 3 1 Details 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesBackground editThe tournament was played amidst the backdrop of the COVID 19 pandemic in Spain which resulted in no crowds being allowed to be present in the stadiums Barcelona s progress was characterised by narrow victories and dramatic comebacks including being taken to extra time by part time neighbours Cornella after failing to score from two penalties 7 finding the net twice in the last 20 minutes to overcome second tier Rayo Vallecano 8 and recovering from a 2 0 deficit with just three minutes remaining against Granada taking the tie to extra time which ended in a 5 3 victory 9 They gave themselves a mountain to climb once again in the semi final against Sevilla a repeat of a recent final in 2018 and the only round of the competition with two legs going down 2 0 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium In the return at Camp Nou Ousmane Dembele scored early and Marc Andre ter Stegen saved a penalty to keep Barca hopes alive but they were still behind with 90 minutes played Gerard Pique equalised in the fourth and last minute of stoppage time to level the tie on aggregate and in extra time Martin Braithwaite found the winner to take his side into their 42nd final 10 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 Inigo Martinez in the first match and a Raul Garcia penalty in the return to again force extra time the winner came from a deflected Alex 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 2020 Copa del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad was still to be played with its rescheduled date of 3 April 2021 giving the Biscay club a unique opportunity to win the competition twice inside a fortnight 16 The delay also meant their current head coach Marcelino was the most recent manager to win the competition having defeated Barcelona in the 2019 final while in charge of Valencia That was the sixth consecutive final for the Blaugrana and the first defeat for the Catalans since 2014 the sequence of finals is an outright record and the run of wins is a shared record along with Real Madrid in the 1900s and Athletic in the 1930s 15 When the 2020 final was eventually played Athletic fell to a 1 0 defeat 17 Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao had played each other in eight previous finals of the tournament Barcelona won in 1920 1942 1953 2009 2012 and the most recent in 2015 and Athletic in 1932 and 1984 15 18 Their 2021 meeting made the fixture the most played in the history of Copa Del Rey finals breaking a tied record with Athletic v Real Madrid note 2 the third pairing of the trio El Clasico between Madrid and Barcelona has been played seven times 15 The sided had also met frequently in Supercopa de Espana finals indeed all of Athletic s four appearances 1983 2009 2015 and 2021 in that competition were against Barcelona The most recent of these was exactly three months prior to the Copa del Rey Final and played at the same venue behind closed doors due to the pandemic with Athletic winning 3 2 after extra time to claim the trophy with a winning goal from Inaki Williams 20 By reaching the Copa del Rey final both teams were assured qualification for the four team 2021 22 Supercopa de Espana giving Athletic the chance to defend their title 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 Barca had the edge with two wins 3 2 at San Mames 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 editFurther information 2020 21 Copa del Rey Athletic Bilbao Round BarcelonaOpponent Result Opponent ResultBye First round ByeBye Second round ByeUD Ibiza 2 1 A Round of 32 Cornella 2 0 a e t A 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 Levante 1 1 H 2 1 a e t A Semi finals Sevilla 0 2 A 3 0 a e t H Key H Home A AwayMatch editDetails edit 17 April 2021 2021 04 17 21 30 CESTAthletic Bilbao0 4BarcelonaReport Griezmann nbsp 60 De Jong nbsp 63 Messi nbsp 68 72 La Cartuja SevilleAttendance 0 note 1 Referee Juan Martinez Munuera Valencian Community nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Athletic Bilbao nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp BarcelonaGK 1 nbsp Unai SimonRB 18 nbsp oscar de MarcosCB 5 nbsp Yeray Alvarez nbsp 67 CB 4 nbsp Inigo MartinezLB 24 nbsp Mikel BalenziagaRM 12 nbsp Alex Berenguer nbsp 54 CM 14 nbsp Dani Garcia nbsp 39 CM 8 nbsp Unai Lopez nbsp 67 LM 10 nbsp Iker Muniain c nbsp 46 CF 9 nbsp Inaki Williams nbsp 67 CF 22 nbsp Raul GarciaSubstitutes GK 13 nbsp Jokin EzkietaDF 3 nbsp Unai Nunez nbsp 67 DF 15 nbsp Inigo Lekue nbsp 46 DF 17 nbsp Yuri Berchiche nbsp 90 nbsp 67 DF 21 nbsp Ander CapaMF 6 nbsp Mikel Vesga nbsp 54 MF 27 nbsp Unai VencedorFW 2 nbsp Jon MorcilloFW 20 nbsp Asier Villalibre nbsp 67 Manager nbsp Marcelino nbsp GK 1 nbsp Marc Andre ter StegenCB 28 nbsp oscar Mingueza nbsp 87 CB 3 nbsp Gerard Pique nbsp 82 CB 15 nbsp Clement LengletDM 5 nbsp Sergio BusquetsRM 2 nbsp Sergino Dest nbsp 74 CM 21 nbsp Frenkie de JongCM 16 nbsp Pedri nbsp 81 LM 18 nbsp Jordi AlbaCF 10 nbsp Lionel Messi c CF 7 nbsp Antoine Griezmann nbsp 88 Substitutes GK 26 nbsp Inaki PenaGK 36 nbsp Arnau TenasDF 4 nbsp Ronald Araujo nbsp 82 DF 20 nbsp Sergi Roberto nbsp 74 DF 23 nbsp Samuel UmtitiMF 27 nbsp Ilaix Moriba nbsp 81 FW 9 nbsp Martin Braithwaite nbsp 87 FW 11 nbsp Ousmane Dembele nbsp 88 FW 17 nbsp Francisco TrincaoManager nbsp Ronald KoemanMan of the Match Lionel Messi Barcelona 1 Assistant referees 2 Diego Barbero Sevilla Andalusia Raul Cabanero Martinez Region of Murcia Fourth official 2 Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez Balearic Islands Reserve assistant referee 2 Miguel Martinez Munuera Valencian Community Video assistant referee 2 Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez Castile and Leon Assistant video assistant referee 2 Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva Galicia Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions with a sixth allowed in extra time note 3 See also editAthletic Barcelona clasicoNotes edit a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Spain Athletic s website claims they have met Real Madrid nine times 19 but this includes the 1902 Copa de la Coronacion 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 edit 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 Martinez Munuera arbitro de la final de la Copa del Rey Athletic Club FC Barcelona Juan Martinez 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 Cornella 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 Lowe Sid 3 April 2021 Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory The Guardian 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 Copa del Rey final amp oldid 1172248452, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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