Tenida especial para una jornada especial.
El Real Betis mostró al mundo la camiseta con que jugará este fin de semana la final de la Copa del Rey ante Valencia.
— Real Betis Balompié (@RealBetis) April 21, 2022
Real Betis' magical season had its finest moment yet Thursday as the club saw off Rayo Vallecano 1-1 at the Benito Villamarín to win its Copa del Rey semifinal 3-2 on aggregate, setting up a final against Valencia on April 23.
Rayo, which has never advanced to a Copa final in its history, struggled to create any chances of note at the Benito Villamarín as we approached the final 10 minutes of the match. It looked like the decisive goal would ultimately be the 68th-minute winner William Carvalho scored in the first leg back on Feb. 9 in Madrid.
Athletic Club has lost in the previous two Copa del Rey finals but the Basque club is absolutely determined to win the trophy for the first time since 1984. That determination has come in the form of knocking out Barcelona and Real Madrid in back-to-back rounds.
The hosts knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey Thursday with a dramatic last-minute goal.
Barcelona has crashed out of the Copa del Rey in the Round of 16 for the first time in 12 years after Athletic Bilbao won in extra time 3-2 on Thursday. This was revenge for Athletic after losing in the final to Barcelona 4-0 last season.
The game got off to a thrilling start when rising star Nico Williams burned Jordi Alba down the right wing before sending in a dangerous cross. Iker Muniain picked up Nico’s ball to score a beautiful goal to send San Mamés wild.
A Spanish Cup clash between rivals Sevilla and Real Betis was abandoned on Saturday after Sevilla player Joan Jordan was struck in the head by an object thrown from the stands.
Video replays showed a pole-shaped object hitting Jordan on the head moments after Nabil Fekir had equalized for hosts Betis to draw the last 16 tie level at 1-1 at the Estadio Benito Villamarin.
I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to forgive Barcelona for knocking the most interesting goalkeeper in the world out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Barcelona defeated third-tier side Linares Deportivo 2-1. Between the sticks for Linares was Ghanaian Brimah Razak.
One year ago, Razak went viral for his choice of headwear during a Copa del Rey clash with Sevilla.
On May 20, streaming platform DAZN will globally launch the six-part documentary series El Presidente, which goes behind the scenes of Ronaldo’s current life as president of LaLiga club Real Valladolid.
Back in September of 2018, the Brazilian legend purchased a 51 percent stake in the club for $35 million. He now owns 82 percent of the 92-year-old club that plays in front of over 27,000 at the Estadio José Zorrilla.
SEVILLE - Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he was very confident Lionel Messi would choose to stay at the club after the Argentine delivered a vintage performance in Saturday's 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final.
Messi scored a sensational individual goal midway through the second half after strikes from Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong had put the Catalans in charge.
This angle of Lionel Messi's goal pic.twitter.com/SFVfTAMKk3
Al final de la primera etapa en la final de la Copa del Rey, las estadísticas mostraban que el Barcelona había tenido un 83,5% en el dominio del balón. Los palos, la actuación de Unai Simon y los imponderables del fútbol, sin embargo, de algún milagroso modo le servían al Athletic Club para mantener un 0-0 en el marcador. Menos suerte tendría el equipo vasco en el complemento: a través de Antoine Griezmann, un enamorado Frenkie de Jong y un doblete de Lionel Messi, los catalanes golpeaban con un contundente 4-0 y sumaban su 31º título en la competencia.
Sergiño Dest became the first U.S. international to start a Copa del Rey final and 90 minutes later became the first to lift the trophy as he helped Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 on Saturday at Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja in Seville.