2009 Copa del Rey final

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]
2008
2010

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

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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

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Athletic Bilbao1–4Barcelona
Toquero 8' Report Touré 32'
Messi 55'
Bojan 57'
Xavi 64'
Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
GK 1 Spain Gorka Iraizoz
RB 15 Spain Andoni Iraola
CB 20 Spain Aitor Ocio
CB 5 Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta
LB 3 Spain Koikili Lertxundi Yellow card 35'
CM 16 Spain Pablo Orbaiz downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 24 Spain Javi Martínez
RW 10 Spain Francisco Yeste (c)
LW 7 Spain David López Yellow card 29' downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 9 Spain Fernando Llorente
CF 2 Spain Gaizka Toquero downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Spain Armando
CB 18 Spain Carlos Gurpegui
CB 29 Spain Xabier Etxeita
LB 42 Spain Mikel Balenziaga
MF 14 Spain Markel Susaeta upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 17 Spain Joseba Etxeberria upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 18 Spain Ion Vélez upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Spain Joaquín Caparrós
GK 13 Spain José Manuel Pinto
RB 20 Brazil Dani Alves
CB 24 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré Yellow card 21' downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué
LB 5 Spain Carles Puyol (c)
DM 28 Spain Sergio Busquets
CM 6 Spain Xavi downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 15 Mali Seydou Keita Yellow card 49'
RW 10 Argentina Lionel Messi Yellow card 50'
LW 11 Spain Bojan downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 9 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain Víctor Valdés
CB 2 Uruguay Martín Cáceres
DF 16 Brazil Sylvinho upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 7 Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen
MF 29 Spain Víctor Sánchez
FW 21 Belarus Alexander Hleb upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 27 Spain Pedro upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola

Anthem controversy

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  2. ^ "Spain sacks TV head after anthem booed". The Irish Times. Reuters. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
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