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2025 Copa del Rey final
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The 2025 Copa del Rey final was a football match to decide the winners of the 2024–25 Copa del Rey, the 123rd edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played on 26 April 2025 at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville – in the first event at the venue following its expansion and conversion from an athletics facility ahead of its use at the 2030 FIFA World Cup[4] – between arch rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid.[5] It was the 260th competitive match between the sides and the first in a Copa del Rey final since 2014.

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Barcelona won the match 3–2 after extra time for a record-extending 32nd Copa del Rey title.[5][6]

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Route to the final

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Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

  1. Minera did not play the match in their main stadium Ángel Celdrán, Llano del Beal, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[7]
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Refereeing controversy

Ahead of the final, Real Madrid TV broadcast a video criticising the appointed match referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, stating that Barcelona won more often than Real Madrid in matches he refereed. RMTV disparaged De Burgos Bengoetxea for never being appointed to matches in the UEFA Champions League or FIFA tournaments, and included footage of several alleged refereeing errors against Real Madrid.[8]

De Burgos Bengoetxea responded at a press conference by highlighting difficulties faced by match officials and their families when their integrity is questioned, saying "When your child goes to school and is told their father is a thief by other kids, that's really tough".[9] The final's video assistant referee Pablo González Fuertes suggested that Spanish match officials may take action such as a strike due to the way they were being treated.[10]

Real Madrid branded the officials' comments 'unacceptable' and withdrew from pre-final media duties, including the press conference and official training session.[11][12]

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Match

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Barcelona
Real Madrid
GK25Poland Wojciech Szczęsny
RB23France Jules Koundé
CB2Spain Pau Cubarsí
CB5Spain Iñigo Martínez
LB35Spain Gerard MartínYellow card 37'downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM21Netherlands Frenkie de Jong (c)Yellow card 68'downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM8Spain Pedridownward-facing red arrow 98'
RM19Spain Lamine Yamal
AM20Spain Dani Olmodownward-facing red arrow 65'
LM11Brazil RaphinhaYellow card 90+10'
CF7Spain Ferran Torresdownward-facing red arrow 115'
Substitutes:
GK1Germany Marc-André ter Stegen
GK13Spain Iñaki Peña
DF4Uruguay Ronald Araújoupward-facing green arrow 85'
DF15Denmark Andreas Christensen
DF24Spain Eric Garcíaupward-facing green arrow 98'
DF32Spain Héctor Fort
MF6Spain Gaviupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF14Spain Pablo Torre
MF16Spain Fermín LópezYellow card 90+4'upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW10Spain Ansu Fati
FW18Spain Pau Víctorupward-facing green arrow 115'
Manager:
Germany Hansi Flick
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GK1Belgium Thibaut Courtois
RB17Spain Lucas Vázquez (c)Red card 120+3'downward-facing red arrow 55'
CB35Spain Raúl Asencio
CB22Germany Antonio RüdigerRed card 120+3'downward-facing red arrow 111'
LB23France Ferland Mendydownward-facing red arrow 11'
CM8Uruguay Federico Valverde
CM14France Aurélien TchouaméniYellow card 31'
RW11Brazil Rodrygodownward-facing red arrow 46'
AM5England Jude BellinghamYellow card 107'Red card 120+4'
LW19Spain Dani Ceballosdownward-facing red arrow 55'
CF7Brazil Vinícius Júniordownward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK13Ukraine Andriy Lunin
GK26Spain Fran González
DF4Austria David Alaba
DF18Spain Jesús Vallejo
DF20Spain Fran Garcíaupward-facing green arrow 11'
MF10Croatia Luka ModrićYellow card 90+1'upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF15Turkey Arda Gülerupward-facing green arrow 55'
CF9France Kylian Mbappéupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW16Brazil Endrickupward-facing green arrow 111'
FW21Morocco Brahim Díazupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Italy Carlo Ancelotti

Man of the Match:
Ferran Torres (Barcelona)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Iker de Francisco Grijalba
Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana
Fourth official:[2]
Mateo Busquets Ferrer
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno
Video assistant referee:[2]
Pablo González Fuertes
Assistant video assistant referees:[2]
Íñigo Prieto López de Ceraín
Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Eleven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]
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Aftermath

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Barcelona lifting the trophy after winning the final against Real Madrid.

The match official Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea issued three red cards — all to Real Madrid players. Antonio Rüdiger, who had already been substituted, was shown a red card during the stoppage time of extra time for throwing an object toward the referee from the technical area. Lucas Vázquez was sent off for entering the pitch to protest a refereeing decision aggressively. After the final whistle, Jude Bellingham was also dismissed for confronting the referee in an aggressive manner and had to be restrained by teammates.[13]

After being sent off, Rüdiger publicly apologized for his behaviour, admitting there was no excuse for his actions and expressed regret for disappointing the fans.[14] However, Rüdiger could be suspended for four to twelve matches, or up to three to six months if the offense is classified as more serious. Meanwhile, both Vázquez and Bellingham would receive two-match suspensions, which will be served in the next season's Copa del Rey.[15] Ultimately, Rüdiger was handed a six-match ban across domestic competitions, while Bellingham's red card was rescinded and Vázquez received a two-match Copa del Rey suspension.[16][17]

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Notes

  1. 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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