2009 Copa del Rey Final

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.

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

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'
Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
GK1 Gorka Iraizoz
RB15 Andoni Iraola
CB20 Aitor Ocio
CB5 Fernando Amorebieta
LB3 Koikili Lertxundi 35'
CM16 Pablo Orbaiz 61'
CM24 Javi Martínez
RW10 Francisco Yeste (c)
LW7 David López 29' 56'
CF9 Fernando Llorente
CF2 Gaizka Toquero 61'
Substitutes:
GK13 Armando
CB18 Carlos Gurpegui
CB29 Xabier Etxeita
LB42 Mikel Balenziaga
MF14 Markel Susaeta 56'
MF17 Joseba Etxeberria 61'
FW18 Ion Vélez 61'
Manager:
Joaquín Caparrós
GK13 José Manuel Pinto
RB20 Dani Alves
CB24 Yaya Touré 21' 89'
CB3 Gerard Piqué
LB5 Carles Puyol (c)
DM28 Sergio Busquets
CM6 Xavi 88'
CM15 Seydou Keita 49'
RW10 Lionel Messi 50'
LW11 Bojan 84'
CF9 Samuel Eto'o
Substitutes:
GK1 Víctor Valdés
CB2 Martín Cáceres
DF16 Sylvinho 89'
MF7 Eiður Guðjohnsen
MF29 Víctor Sánchez
FW21 Alexander Hleb 84'
FW27 Pedro 88'
Manager:
Pep Guardiola

Anthem controversy

The pre-match playing of the Spanish 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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