2008 Copa del Rey Final

The 2008 Copa del Rey Final was the 106th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón in Madrid, on 16 April 2008.

2008 Copa del Rey Final
Event2007–08 Copa del Rey
Date16 April 2008
VenueVicente Calderón, Madrid
RefereeAlberto Undiano Mallenco
Attendance54,000
WeatherMostly cloudy
14 °C (57 °F)[1]

The match was won by Valencia, who beat Getafe 3–1, winning the tournament for the seventh time. It was a second defeat in the final in succession for Getafe, who also lost to Sevilla in 2007. These had been their only appearances in the event; by contrast it was Valencia's 16th final.

Road to the final

Getafe Round Valencia
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Burgos 5–1 0–1 away; 4–1 home Round of 32 Real Unión 5–1 1–2 away; 3–0 home
Levante 4–0 3–0 home; 0–1 away Round of 16 Real Betis 4–2 1–2 away; 2–1 home
Mallorca 2–2 1–0 home; 1–2 away Quarterfinals Atlético Madrid 3–3 1–0 home; 2–3 away
Racing Santander 4–2 3–1 home; 1–1 away Semifinals Barcelona 4–3 1–1 away; 3–2 home

Match details

Getafe1–3Valencia
Granero  45' (pen.)  4' Mata
 11' Alexis
 84' Morientes
Getafe
GK1 Óscar Ustari
RB21 David Cortés
CB3 Cata Díaz 82'
CB23 Manuel Tena 78'
LB12 Lucas Licht 31'
RW2 Cosmin Contra 55'
MF10 Rubén de la Red
MF22 Javier Casquero 42' 64'
LW25 Esteban Granero 32'
FW14 Manu
FW16 Juan Albín
Substitutes:
GK13 Roberto Abbondanzieri
CB4 David Belenguer
MF6 Fabio Celestini 89' 64'
RW7 Mario Cotelo
MF11 David Sousa
MF24 Pablo Hernández 55'
FW9 Braulio 78'
Manager:
Michael Laudrup
GK13 Timo Hildebrand
RB23 Miguel 22'
CB4 Raúl Albiol 57'
CB20 Alexis 38'
LB24 Emiliano Moretti 66'
DM5 Carlos Marchena 67'
CM8 Rubén Baraja
RW19 Javier Arizmendi
AM21 David Silva
LW16 Juan Mata 45'
FW7 David Villa 75'
Substitutes:
GK25 Juan Mora
CB12 Marco Caneira 57'
MF22 Edu 66'
MF11 Éver Banega
RW17 Joaquín
FW9 Fernando Morientes 75'
FW18 Nikola Žigić
Manager:
Ronald Koeman

References

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