2018 Copa del Rey final

The 2018 Copa del Rey final was an Association football match played on 21 April 2018 to decide the winner of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, the 116th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played).

2018 Copa del Rey final

The Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid held the final
Event	2017–18 Copa del Rey
Sevilla Barcelona 0 5
Date	21 April 2018 (2018-04-21)
Venue	Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
Man of the Match	Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)[1]
Referee	Jesús Gil Manzano[2]
Attendance	62,623[3]
Weather	Clear 11 °C (52 °F) 82% humidity[4]
← 2017 2019 →

The match was between Sevilla and Barcelona at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.

Barcelona won the final 5–0 for their 4th consecutive and a record-extending 30th overall Copa del Rey title.

Background

Barcelona were competing in their 40th Copa del Rey final, extending the record of 39 which they previously shared with Real Madrid, having won 29 titles prior, a competition record. They were the reigning champions, having defeated Deportivo Alavés 3–1 in the earlier 2017 final at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. This was their fifth consecutive final, a feat never accomplished before, and were seeking a fourth consecutive title, a record shared by Real Madrid (1905, 1906, 1907, 1908) and Athletic Bilbao (1930, 1931, 1932, 1933).

Sevilla were competing in their ninth Copa del Rey final, having won a total of five titles prior (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007 and 2010).

The pairing was a rematch from the 2016 final, where Barcelona won 2–0 after extra time.

Route to the final

Further information: 2017–18 Copa del Rey

Sevilla			Round	Barcelona
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Cartagena	7–0	3–0 away; 4–0 home	Round of 32	Murcia	8–0	3–0 away; 5–0 home
Cádiz	4–1	2–0 away; 2–1 home	Round of 16	Celta Vigo	6–1	1–1 away; 5–0 home
Atlético Madrid	5–2	2–1 away; 3–1 home	Quarter-finals	Espanyol	2–1	0–1 away; 2–0 home
Leganés	3–1	1–1 away; 2–0 home	Semi-finals	Valencia	3–0	1–0 home; 2–0 away

Match

Details

Sevilla	0–5	Barcelona
	Report	L. Suárez 14', 40' Messi 31' Iniesta 52' Coutinho 69' (pen.)

21 April 2018 (2018-04-21)

21:30 CEST

Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid

Attendance: 62,623

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Sevilla

Barcelona

GK 13 David Soria RB 16 Jesús Navas CB 25 Gabriel Mercado  34' CB 5 Clément Lenglet LB 18 Sergio Escudero (c)  38' CM 15 Steven Nzonzi CM 10 Éver Banega RW 17 Pablo Sarabia  82' AM 22 Franco Vázquez  74'  86' LW 11 Joaquín Correa  46' CF 20 Luis Muriel Substitutes: GK 1 Sergio Rico DF 3 Miguel Layún  82' DF 6 Daniel Carriço MF 14 Guido Pizarro FW 9 Wissam Ben Yedder FW 23 Sandro Ramírez  46' FW 24 Nolito  86' Manager: Vincenzo Montella

GK 13 Jasper Cillessen RB 20 Sergi Roberto CB 3 Gerard Piqué CB 23 Samuel Umtiti LB 18 Jordi Alba RM 14 Philippe Coutinho  82' CM 4 Ivan Rakitić CM 5 Sergio Busquets  74'  76' LM 8 Andrés Iniesta (c)  67'  88' CF 10 Lionel Messi CF 9 Luis Suárez Substitutes: GK 1 Marc-André ter Stegen DF 2 Nélson Semedo DF 25 Thomas Vermaelen MF 6 Denis Suárez  88' MF 15 Paulinho  76' FW 11 Ousmane Dembélé  82' FW 17 Paco Alcácer Manager: Ernesto Valverde

Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)[1] Assistant referees:[2] Ángel Nevado Rodríguez Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez Fourth official:[2] Carlos del Cerro Grande Reserve assistant referee:[2] Roberto Alonso Fernández

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used