2018 Copa del Rey Final

2018 Copa del Rey Final

Sevilla Barcelona 0 5
Event	2017–18 Copa del Rey
Date	21 April 2018 (2018-04-21)
Venue	Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid
Player of the Match	Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Referee	Jesús Gil Manzano
Attendance	62,623
Weather	Clear 11 °C (52 °F) 82% humidity
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The 2018 Copa del Rey Final was a 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.

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

Barcelona won the final 5–0 for their 4th consecutive and 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 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

For more details on this topic, see 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

21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 21:30 CEST	Sevilla	0–5	Barcelona	Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Attendance: 62,623 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
		Report	L. Suárez  14', 40' Messi  31' Iniesta  52' Coutinho  69' (pen.)

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) Assistant referees: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez Fourth official: Carlos del Cerro Grande Reserve assistant referee: 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.