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

BarcelonaRoundAthletic Bilbao
OpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegs
Benidorm2–00–1 away; 1–0 homeRound of 32Recreativo3–22–0 home; 2–1 away
Atlético Madrid5–21–3 away; 2–1 homeRound of 16Osasuna3–11–1 away; 2–0 home
Espanyol3–20–0 away; 3–2 homeQuarterfinalsSporting Gijón2–10–0 home; 1–2 away
Mallorca3–12–0 home; 1–1 awaySemifinalsSevilla4–22–1 away; 3–0 home

Match details

Athletic Bilbao1–4Barcelona
Toquero 8'Touré 32' Messi 55' Bojan 57' Xavi 64'
Athletic BilbaoBarcelona
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 35' CM 16 Spain Pablo Orbaiz 61' CM 24 Spain Javi Martínez RW 10 Spain Francisco Yeste (c) LW 7 Spain David López 29' 56' CF 9 Spain Fernando Llorente CF 2 Spain Gaizka Toquero 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 56' MF 17 Spain Joseba Etxeberria 61' FW 18 Spain Ion Vélez 61' Manager: Spain Joaquín CaparrósGK 13 Spain José Manuel Pinto RB 20 Brazil Dani Alves CB 24 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 21' 89' CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué LB 5 Spain Carles Puyol (c) DM 28 Spain Sergio Busquets CM 6 Spain Xavi 88' CM 15 Mali Seydou Keita 49' RW 10 Argentina Lionel Messi 50' LW 11 Spain Bojan 84' CF 9 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Substitutes: GK 1 Spain Víctor Valdés CB 2 Uruguay Martín Cáceres DF 16 Brazil Sylvinho 89' MF 7 Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen MF 29 Spain Víctor Sánchez FW 21 Belarus Alexander Hleb 84' FW 27 Spain Pedro 88' Manager: Spain Pep Guardiola
GK1Spain Gorka Iraizoz
RB15Spain Andoni Iraola
CB20Spain Aitor Ocio
CB5Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta
LB3Spain Koikili Lertxundi35'
CM16Spain Pablo Orbaiz61'
CM24Spain Javi Martínez
RW10Spain Francisco Yeste (c)
LW7Spain David López29'56'
CF9Spain Fernando Llorente
CF2Spain Gaizka Toquero61'
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Armando
CB18Spain Carlos Gurpegui
CB29Spain Xabier Etxeita
LB42Spain Mikel Balenziaga
MF14Spain Markel Susaeta56'
MF17Spain Joseba Etxeberria61'
FW18Spain Ion Vélez61'
Manager:
Spain Joaquín Caparrós
GK13Spain José Manuel Pinto
RB20Brazil Dani Alves
CB24Ivory Coast Yaya Touré21'89'
CB3Spain Gerard Piqué
LB5Spain Carles Puyol (c)
DM28Spain Sergio Busquets
CM6Spain Xavi88'
CM15Mali Seydou Keita49'
RW10Argentina Lionel Messi50'
LW11Spain Bojan84'
CF9Cameroon Samuel Eto'o
Substitutes:
GK1Spain Víctor Valdés
CB2Uruguay Martín Cáceres
DF16Brazil Sylvinho89'
MF7Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen
MF29Spain Víctor Sánchez
FW21Belarus Alexander Hleb84'
FW27Spain Pedro88'
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola

Anthem controversy

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.

See also

External links

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