2009 Copa del Rey Final
# 2009 Copa del Rey Final

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

| Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | Round | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | 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

| 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

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.

