2012 Copa del Rey Final

2012 Copa del Rey Final
Event 2011–12 Copa del Rey
Date 25 May 2012
Venue Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Referee David Fernández Borbalán
Attendance 54,850
Weather Clear
27 °C (81 °F)[1]

The 2012 Copa del Rey Final was the 110th final since its establishment. The match was contested by Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona on 25 May 2012 at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. This was the clubs' first meeting in the final since the 2009 final where Barcelona won the trophy with a 4–1 victory. The same teams, which are the two with the most cup wins in the history of the competition, also met in the Round of 16 of the 2010–11 edition, in which Barça prevailed on away goals after two draws. Barcelona lifted the trophy for the 26th time in their history.[2][3][4]

Road to the final

For more details on this topic, see 2011–12 Copa del Rey.
Athletic Bilbao Round Barcelona
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Real Oviedo 2–0 0–1 away; 1–0 home Round of 32 L'Hospitalet 10–0 0–1 away; 9–0 home
Albacete 4–0 0–0 away; 4–0 home Round of 16 Osasuna 6–1 4–0 home; 1–2 away
Mallorca 3–0 2–0 home; 0–1 away Quarter-finals Real Madrid 4–3 1–2 away; 2–2 home
Mirandés 8–3 1–2 away; 6–2 home Semi-finals Valencia 3–1 1–1 away; 2–0 home

Match

Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
GK 1 Spain Gorka Iraizoz
RB 15Spain Andoni Iraola (c)  43'
CB 23Spain Borja Ekiza
CB 5 Spain Fernando Amorebieta
LB 3 Spain Jon Aurtenetxe
CM 24Spain Javi Martínez
CM 10Spain Óscar de Marcos  47'
RW 28Spain Ibai Gómez
AM 19Spain Iker Muniain
LW 14Spain Markel Susaeta  40'  46'
CF 9 Spain Fernando Llorente  73'
Substitutes:
GK 13Spain Raúl Fernández
DF 6 Spain Mikel San José
MF 11Spain Igor Gabilondo
MF 17Spain Iñigo Pérez  47'
MF 18Spain Carlos Gurpegui
MF 21Spain Ander Herrera  46'
FW 2 Spain Gaizka Toquero  73'
Manager:
Argentina Marcelo Bielsa
GK 13Spain José Manuel Pinto
RB 35Spain Martín Montoya
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué
CB 14Argentina Javier Mascherano
LB 21Brazil Adriano
DM 16Spain Sergio Busquets
CM 6 Spain Xavi (c)  66'  81'
CM 8 Spain Andrés Iniesta  71'
RF 17Spain Pedro Rodríguez  87'
CF 10Argentina Lionel Messi
LF 9 Chile Alexis Sánchez  72'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain Víctor Valdés
DF 32Spain Marc Bartra
MF 4 Spain Cesc Fàbregas  81'
MF 11Spain Thiago Alcântara  87'
MF 15Mali Seydou Keita  72'
MF 20Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay
FW 37Spain Cristian Tello
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola

Man of the Match


Assistant referees:
Raúl Cabañero Martinez (Murcia)
Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (Andalusia)
Fourth official:
Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
Fifth official:
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Community of Madrid)

References

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