2009 Copa del Rey Final

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2009 Copa del Rey final
Event2008–09 Copa del Rey
Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
1 4
Date13 May 2009
VenueMestalla, Valencia
RefereeLuis Medina Cantalejo
Attendance50,000
WeatherPartly cloudy
18 °C (64 °F)[1]

The 2009 Copa del Rey final was the 107th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The final was played at Mestalla in Valencia on 13 May 2009. The match was won by FC Barcelona, who beat Athletic Bilbao 4–1. This was the first title of Barcelona that year, before winning La Liga and the UEFA Champions League to earn their first treble.

Road to the final

Barcelona Round Athletic Bilbao
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Benidorm 2–0 0–1 away; 1–0 home Round of 32 Recreativo 3–2 2–0 home; 2–1 away
Atlético Madrid 5–2 1–3 away; 2–1 home Round of 16 Osasuna 3–1 1–1 away; 2–0 home
Espanyol 3–2 0–0 away; 3–2 home Quarterfinals Sporting Gijón 2–1 0–0 home; 1–2 away
Mallorca 3–1 2–0 home; 1–1 away Semifinals Sevilla 4–2 2–1 away; 3–0 home

Match details

Athletic Bilbao1–4Barcelona
Toquero 8' Report Touré 32'
Messi 55'
Bojan 57'
Xavi 64'
Attendance: 50,000
Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
GK1Spain Gorka Iraizoz
RB15Spain Andoni Iraola
CB20Spain Aitor Ocio
CB5Spain Fernando Amorebieta
LB3Spain Koikili LertxundiYellow card 35'
CM16Spain Pablo Orbaizdownward-facing red arrow 61'
CM24Spain Javi Martínez
RW10Spain Francisco Yeste (c)
LW7Spain David LópezYellow card 29'downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF9Spain Fernando Llorente
CF2Spain Gaizka Toquerodownward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Armando
CB18Spain Carlos Gurpegui
CB29Spain Xabier Etxeita
LB42Spain Mikel Balenziaga
MF14Spain Markel Susaetaupward-facing green arrow 56'
MF17Spain Joseba Etxeberriaupward-facing green arrow 61'
FW18Spain Ion Vélezupward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Spain Joaquín Caparrós
GK13Spain José Manuel Pinto
RB20Brazil Dani Alves
CB24Ivory Coast Yaya TouréYellow card 21'downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB3Spain Gerard Piqué
LB5Spain Carles Puyol (c)
DM28Spain Sergio Busquets
CM6Spain Xavidownward-facing red arrow 88'
CM15Mali Seydou KeitaYellow card 49'
RW10Argentina Lionel MessiYellow card 50'
LW11Spain Bojandownward-facing red arrow 84'
CF9Cameroon Samuel Eto'o
Substitutes:
GK1Spain Víctor Valdés
CB2Uruguay Martín Cáceres
DF16Brazil Sylvinhoupward-facing green arrow 89'
MF7Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen
MF29Spain Víctor Sánchez
FW21Belarus Alexander Hlebupward-facing green arrow 84'
FW27Spain Pedroupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola

Anthem controversy

The pre-match playing of Spain's national anthem prompted widespread booing from Catalan nationalist fans of FC Barcelona and Basque nationalist fans of Athletic Bilbao. Televisión Española (TVE) cut away from its coverage as soon as this started and consequently did not show the playing of the anthem live, instead showing it at half time with the booing edited out. Afterwards, its director Javier Pons apologised for the "mistake", and Julian Reyes, the head of sports news, was fired as a result of the censorship.[2]

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