2009 Copa del Rey final

2009 Copa del Rey final
Event	2008–09 Copa del Rey
Date	13 May 2009
Venue	Mestalla, Valencia
Referee	Luis Medina Cantalejo
Attendance	50,000
Weather	Partly cloudy; 18 °C (64 °F)
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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 edit

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 edit

13 May 2009

22:00 CEST

Athletic Bilbao	1–4	Barcelona
Toquero 8'	Report	Touré 32' Messi 55' Bojan 57' Xavi 64'

Estadio Mestalla, Valencia

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo

Athletic Bilbao

Barcelona


GK	1	Gorka Iraizoz
RB	15	Andoni Iraola
CB	20	Aitor Ocio
CB	5	Fernando Amorebieta
LB	3	Koikili Lertxundi	35'
CM	16	Pablo Orbaiz		61'
CM	24	Javi Martínez
RW	10	Francisco Yeste (c)
LW	7	David López	29'	56'
CF	9	Fernando Llorente
CF	2	Gaizka Toquero		61'
Substitutes:
GK	13	Armando
CB	18	Carlos Gurpegui
CB	29	Xabier Etxeita
LB	42	Mikel Balenziaga
MF	14	Markel Susaeta		56'
MF	17	Joseba Etxeberria		61'
FW	18	Ion Vélez		61'
Manager:
Joaquín Caparrós


GK	13	José Manuel Pinto
RB	20	Dani Alves
CB	24	Yaya Touré	21'	89'
CB	3	Gerard Piqué
LB	5	Carles Puyol (c)
DM	28	Sergio Busquets
CM	6	Xavi		88'
CM	15	Seydou Keita	49'
RW	10	Lionel Messi	50'
LW	11	Bojan		84'
CF	9	Samuel Eto'o
Substitutes:
GK	1	Víctor Valdés
CB	2	Martín Cáceres
DF	16	Sylvinho		89'
MF	7	Eiður Guðjohnsen
MF	29	Víctor Sánchez
FW	21	Alexander Hleb		84'
FW	27	Pedro		88'
Manager:
Pep Guardiola

Anthem controversy edit

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]

References edit

^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
^ "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.

External links edit

AS.com (in Spanish)

[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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