2019 Copa del Rey final

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| team2 = Valencia

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| stadium = Benito Villamarín

| city = Seville

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The 2019 Copa del Rey final was a football match played on 25 May 2019 that decided the winner of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, the 117th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville between Barcelona and Valencia.{{Cite web |url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/01/28/football/1548677260_200413.html |title=Real Betis' Benito Villamarín to host Copa del Rey final |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228070220/https://en.as.com/en/2019/01/28/football/1548677260_200413.html |url-status=dead }}

Valencia won the final 2–1, achieving their 8th title overall and ending their trophy drought winning their first major trophy since 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48367455 |title =Barcelona 1 Valencia 2|date=25 May 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=27 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/25/barcelona-valencia-copa-del-rey-final-match-report |title =Valencia shock Barcelona in Copa del Rey final despite Messi's best efforts|date=25 May 2019|work=Guardian|access-date=27 May 2019}}

Background

Barcelona were competing in their 41st Copa del Rey final, extending the competition record, and had won a record 30 titles prior. They were the reigning champions, having defeated Sevilla 5–0 in the 2018 final. The match was their sixth consecutive final, extending the record they set in the previous season, and were seeking a fifth consecutive title, a feat never accomplished before (only Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao have also previously won four titles consecutively).

Valencia were competing in their 17th Copa del Rey final, and would go on to win their 8th title. Their last title win had come in the 2008 final defeating Getafe 3–1.{{cite web |last=Tejedor Carnicero |first=José Vicente |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancuphist.html |title=Spain – List of Cup Finals |website=RSSSF |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=28 February 2019}}

In reaching the final, both teams were assured qualification for the four-team 2020 Supercopa de España.

Route to the final

{{further|2018–19 Copa del Rey}}

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!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Barcelona

!Round

!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Valencia

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|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

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|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

Cultural Leonesa

|5–1

|1–0 away; 4–1 home

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Round of 32

|Ebro

|3–1

|2–1 away; 1–0 home

Levante

|4–2

|1–2 away; 3–0 home

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Round of 16

|Sporting Gijón

|4–2

|1–2 away; 3–0 home

Sevilla

|6–3

|0–2 away; 6–1 home

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarter-finals

|Getafe

|3–2

|0–1 away; 3–1 home

Real Madrid

|4–1

|1–1 home; 3–0 away

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semi-finals

|Real Betis

|3–2

|2–2 away; 1–0 home

Match

=Details=

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|stadium=Benito Villamarín

|location=Seville

|attendance=53,698

|referee=Alberto Undiano Mallenco

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GK13{{flagicon|NED}} Jasper Cillessen
RB2{{flagicon|POR}} Nélson Semedo{{suboff|46}}
CB3{{flagicon|ESP}} Gerard Piqué
CB15{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Clément Lenglet
LB18{{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Alba
CM8{{flagicon|BRA}} Arthur{{suboff|46}}
CM5{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Busquets{{yel|61}}
CM4{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Rakitić{{suboff|76}}
RW20{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergi Roberto
CF10{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi (c)
LW7{{flagicon|BRA}} Philippe Coutinho
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK30{{flagicon|ESP}} Iñaki Peña
DF23{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Samuel Umtiti
DF24{{flagicon|BEL}} Thomas Vermaelen
MF14{{flagicon|BRA}} Malcom{{subon|46}}
MF21{{flagicon|ESP}} Carles Aleñá{{subon|76}}
MF22{{flagicon|CHI}} Arturo Vidal{{yel|89}}{{subon|46}}
MF43{{flagicon|ESP}} Carles Pérez
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|ESP}} Ernesto Valverde

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GK1{{flagicon|ESP}} Jaume Doménech
RB18{{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Wass
CB24{{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Garay
CB5{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel
LB14{{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Gayà{{yel|53}}
RM8{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Soler
CM10{{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Parejo (c){{suboff|65}}
CM17{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Francis Coquelin
LM7{{flagicon|POR}} Gonçalo Guedes
CF19{{flagicon|ESP}} Rodrigo Moreno{{suboff|88}}
CF9{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Kevin Gameiro{{suboff|72}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK13{{flagicon|BRA}} Neto
DF12{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Mouctar Diakhaby{{subon|88}}
DF15{{flagicon|ESP}} Toni Lato
DF21{{flagicon|ITA}} Cristiano Piccini{{subon|72}}
MF6{{flagicon|CTA}} Geoffrey Kondogbia{{yel|70}}{{subon|65}}
MF20{{flagicon|ESP}} Ferran Torres
FW22{{flagicon|ESP}} Santi Mina
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|ESP}} Marcelino

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