2018 Copa del Rey Final
# 2018 Copa del Rey Final

The 2018 Copa del Rey Final was an Association football match played on 21 April 2018 to decide the winner of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, the 116th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played).

The match was between Sevilla and Barcelona at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.

Barcelona won the final 5–0 for their 4th consecutive and 30th overall Copa del Rey title.

## Background

Barcelona were competing in their 40th Copa del Rey final, extending the record of 39 which they previously shared with Real Madrid, having won 29 titles prior, a competition record. They were the reigning champions, having defeated Deportivo Alavés 3–1 in the earlier 2017 final at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. This was their fifth consecutive final, a feat never accomplished before, and were seeking a fourth consecutive title, a record shared by Real Madrid (1905, 1906, 1907, 1908) and Athletic Bilbao (1930, 1931, 1932, 1933).

Sevilla were competing in their ninth Copa del Rey final, having won a total of five titles prior (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007, and 2010).

The pairing was a rematch from the 2016 final, where Barcelona won 2–0 after extra time.

## Route to the final

| Sevilla | Sevilla | Sevilla | Round | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| Cartagena | 7–0 | 3–0 away; 4–0 home | Round of 32 | Murcia | 8–0 | 3–0 away; 5–0 home |
| Cádiz | 4–1 | 2–0 away; 2–1 home | Round of 16 | Celta Vigo | 6–1 | 1–1 away; 5–0 home |
| Atlético Madrid | 5–2 | 2–1 away; 3–1 home | Quarter-finals | Espanyol | 2–1 | 0–1 away; 2–0 home |
| Leganés | 3–1 | 1–1 away; 2–0 home | Semi-finals | Valencia | 3–0 | 1–0 home; 2–0 away |

## Match

### Details

| Sevilla | Barcelona |
| - | - |
| GK | 13 | David Soria |
| RB | 16 | Jesús Navas |
| CB | 25 | Gabriel Mercado | 34' |
| CB | 5 | Clément Lenglet |
| LB | 18 | Sergio Escudero (c) | 38' |
| CM | 15 | Steven Nzonzi |
| CM | 10 | Éver Banega |
| RW | 17 | Pablo Sarabia | | 82' |
| AM | 22 | Franco Vázquez | 74' | 86' |
| LW | 11 | Joaquín Correa | | 46' |
| CF | 20 | Luis Muriel |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Sergio Rico |
| DF | 3 | Miguel Layún | | 82' |
| DF | 6 | Daniel Carriço |
| MF | 14 | Guido Pizarro |
| FW | 9 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| FW | 23 | Sandro Ramírez | | 46' |
| FW | 24 | Nolito | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Vincenzo Montella ||
| GK | 13 | Jasper Cillessen |
| RB | 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| CB | 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| LB | 18 | Jordi Alba |
| RM | 14 | Philippe Coutinho | | 82' |
| CM | 4 | Ivan Rakitić |
| CM | 5 | Sergio Busquets | 74' | 76' |
| LM | 8 | Andrés Iniesta (c) | 67' | 88' |
| CF | 10 | Lionel Messi |
| CF | 9 | Luis Suárez |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen |
| DF | 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| DF | 25 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| MF | 6 | Denis Suárez | | 88' |
| MF | 15 | Paulinho | | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Ousmane Dembélé | | 82' |
| FW | 17 | Paco Alcácer |
| Manager: ||
| Ernesto Valverde ||
| Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Assistant referees: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez Fourth official: Carlos del Cerro Grande Reserve assistant referee: Roberto Alonso Fernández | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used |
