After nine long years, Real Madrid became champions again Copa del Rey after beating Osasuna 2-1 in the final, played yesterday at La Cartuja Stadium.
The Meringues and Rojillos staged an exciting encounter that wasted goals from the start. At 2 o’clock’, Rodrygo He received a pass from Vinícius to the center of the box and opened the scoring with his left foot.
Despite Madrid’s goal, Osasuna didn’t drop his arms and tried to push towards the opponent’s area. Those led by Jagoba Arrasate had some arrivals in the area of Thibaut Courtoiswhile Real tried to use the spaces left by the Pamplona team to liquidate.
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Osasuna’s persistence paid off at 58′ thanks to Lucas Torró. The Rojillo midfielder delivered a low shot from outside the box that was unassailable for the Belgium goalkeeper.
This temporary bond excited the Health However, with the possibility of the game being dragged into overtime, it would only last until the 70th minute as Rodrygo reappeared to score the second goal for the Meringues.
Real Madrid were crowned champions of the Copa del Rey in Spain. Photo: spread
The Brazilian stayed with the ball at his feet after a deflected shot from Toni Kroos and put it over goalkeeper Sergio Herrera to finalize Real Madrid’s 20th Copa del Rey title, which they had not achieved since the 2013-2014 season.
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“The image of a final played in a very nice environment against a very strong opponent. We had moments of suffering. In the end we deservedly won, not only because of today, but also because of the way we did against very difficult opponents in this competition. We deserve the title,” said Ancelotti at a press conference.
As if that wasn’t enough, Real Madrid became the first Spanish football club to reach 100 official titles: 35 Spanish Leagues, 20 King’s Cups, 13 Spanish Super Cups, 1 League Cup, 14 European Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 5 European Super Cups, 2 Latin Cups, 3 Intercontinental Cups and 5 Club World Cups.
In so doing, the capital side add a new trophy to their list of winners, but they won’t have much time to celebrate as they meet Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals this Tuesday. The Meringues head to Orejona to end a great season.