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 BilbaoOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsBenidorm2–00–1 away; 1–0 homeRound of 32Recreativo3–22–0 home; 2–1 awayAtlético Madrid5–21–3 away; 2–1 homeRound of 16Osasuna3–11–1 away; 2–0 homeEspanyol3–20–0 away; 3–2 homeQuarterfinalsSporting Gijón2–10–0 home; 1–2 awayMallorca3–12–0 home; 1–1 awaySemifinalsSevilla4–22–1 away; 3–0 home

Match details

GK 1 Gorka IraizozRB 15 Andoni IraolaCB 20 Aitor OcioCB 5 Fernando AmorebietaLB 3 Koikili Lertxundi CM 16 Pablo Orbaiz CM 24 Javi MartínezRW 10 Francisco Yeste (c)LW 7 David López CF 9 Fernando LlorenteCF 2 Gaizka Toquero Substitutes:GK 13 ArmandoCB 18 Carlos GurpeguiCB 29 Xabier EtxeitaLB 42 Mikel BalenziagaMF 14 Markel Susaeta MF 17 Joseba Etxeberria FW 18 Ion Vélez Manager: Joaquín Caparrós GK 13 José Manuel PintoRB 20 Dani AlvesCB 24 Yaya Touré CB 3 Gerard PiquéLB 5 Carles Puyol (c)DM 28 Sergio BusquetsCM 6 Xavi CM 15 Seydou KeitaRW 10 Lionel Messi LW 11 Bojan CF 9 Samuel Eto'oSubstitutes:GK 1 Víctor ValdésCB 2 Martín CáceresDF 16 Sylvinho MF 7 Eiður GuðjohnsenMF 29 Víctor SánchezFW 21 Alexander Hleb FW 27 Pedro Manager: 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 Athletic–Barcelona clásico

References

External links AS.com