FC Barcelona will face Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey (CDR) Final to be played at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville on Sunday April 27.
Both the had quite dramatic semifinal fixtures. After drawing 4-4 in the first leg against Athletico Madrid, Ferran Torres netted the only goal for Barcelona in the second leg sending them through to the final.
For Real, it had to dig deep into extra-time drawing the second leg 4-4 against Real Sociedad. A goal from Endrick in the first leg saw Real Madrid going through 5-4 in aggregate.
What happened the last time FC Barcelona played Real Madrid in an CDR Final?
The last time both these teams faced of against each other in the CDR Final was during the 2013-14 season. After an action packed 90 minutes the game ended 2-1 in favour of the Los Blancos.
After just 11 minutes Real Madrid took the lead when Angel Di Maria‘s low left footed shot from the left went through Jordi Alba‘s legs and in off goalkeeper Manuel Pinto‘s hand.
Barcelona was back on level terms in the 68th minute when Marc Bartra headed into the far corner of the net after a Xavi corner from the left.
The winning goal came with five minutes to go when Gareth Bale picked the ball up just inside his own half on the left wing and went past Bartra with his blistering pace leaving the young defender dead behind, before running into the penalty area and then calmly slotting the ball left-footed low past the goalkeeper from six yards out.
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