Copa del Rey

Barcelona remains one of only two teams, alongside Paris Saint-Germain, that can win their domestic league, domestic cup, and the UEFA Champions League in 2024/2025. Hansi Flick’s men successfully defeated their arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey Final on Saturday, with Jules Koundé securing the victory for Barça late on in...

Last Tuesday, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid played an exciting match in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Both teams delivered an exciting match that resulted in eight goals. The game ended in a four-four draw, taking scores level heading into the second leg. It was very clear...

Saturday evening’s meeting in Seville marks the tantalising crescendo of Spain’s most prestigious cup competition, with both sides believing they have a real shot of winning it all. Having both overcome troublesome paths to the final, Athletic Club and Mallorca will take centre stage as they put aside their differing...

Last Saturday night, Barcelona comprehensively destroyed Athletic Club to clinch their 31st Copa del Rey title in the club's history. Even though it seemed like a tight game in the first half and at the beginning of the second, once the floodgates opened, there was no coming back for the...

Two Spanish giants go head-to-head this weekend when Athletic Club takes on Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final in what will be a battle of two highly contrasting styles from a tactical perspective. Athletic Club have been in a work in progress since manager Marcelino Toral replaced Gaizka Garitano...

The 108th Spanish cup final featured a clash between Bilbao and Barcelona. In what was Pep Guardiola’s final game as Barcelona head coach, the Catalan coach ironically faced one of his idols, Marcelo Bielsa. Having in mind that maybe the best era of football has even come to an end...

The two giants in Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid were knocked out in the last stage of the Copa del Rey. Real Sociedad became the highest-ranked La Liga team in the competition, they drew Mirandes as their opponent in the semi-finals. Mirandés were not an easy team, despite they were...

Apart from losses of Real Madrid and Barcelona, there was another La Liga team knocked out in the latest round of the Copa del Rey. Mirandes successfully kicked three first division teams out in their epic trip in this competition. Before the game, Celta Vigo and Sevilla had already failed...

Apart from the Barcelona game, there was also another clash between Mirandes and Sevilla in the Copa del Rey. Surprisingly, a La Liga team was defeated by a second division team, even though Julen Lopetegui started a strong team. In this tactical analysis, we will show how Mirandes managed to...

Saturday evening witnessed the Copa del Rey final which took place at the Benito Villamarín. Entering the centre stage was Barcelona, who were hungry to complete the double after being crowned as La Liga champion. They wanted to shake things up after being eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League....

After a thriller of a first-leg semi-final between Real Betis and Valencia in the Copa del Rey, all eyes were on the second leg to decide who would face Barcelona in the final in May. Betis had everything to fight for, with the final being played at their home stadium,...

Real Madrid hosted their eternal rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu in a big mid-week Copa del Rey semi-final clash this Wednesday. After a relatively even first leg in the Catalan capital, Los Blancos were slight favourites to earn themselves a ticket to the grand final. But once again, Barcelona...

A Copa del Rey semi-final Clasico at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is a big occasion, and Real Madrid headed into the tie feeling positive after a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou, but after an evenly fought first half, they ended up on the losing side. Despite being by far...

And just like that, the first of three Clasicos is already behind us. As fate would have it, it ended in a draw, a mostly fair result considering the events that transpired in the Catalan fortress of the Camp Nou. We saw only one goal on each side which left...

The Copa del Rey is rarely the attention of the world's focus. As it served up the first non-La Liga Clasico outside the Super Cup since the 2014 final though, it was the game to watch on Wednesday evening as Real Madrid travelled to the Camp Nou to face Barcelona....

There something funny that happens to Barcelona when they face an opponent wearing white at the Camp Nou that just flips the switch and the Catalan machine becomes unhinged. First, it happened to Real Madrid in La Liga, and now Sevilla have felt the same wrath. All levity aside, it...

Taking a welcome break from La Liga duty, Real Madrid travelled to Girona looking to see out a comfortable 4-2 lead in the quarter-final second leg of the Copa del Rey. They did the job and returned to the Spanish capital with a 3-1 win. Karim Benzema's first-half brace gave...

With their La Liga campaign having gone off the rails, the Copa del Rey has rapidly gained importance for Real Madrid. With Santiago Solari’s team selection it was clear that the coach was not prepared to take any risks in what could become his side’s best shot at silverware this...

The quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey drew Espanyol and Betis with each other. The first leg at Estadi Cornella-El Prat proved to be a very interesting encounter which ended in a 1-1 draw, giving Betis a slight advantage going into next week's second leg. In this tactical analysis we...

High-flying Getafe managed to secure a 1-0 win over Valencia in the first-leg of their Copa del Rey quarter final. In our analysis we will look at the set-ups of both two sides, and how Getafe were able to join Sevilla and Real Madrid by taking a first-leg advantage into...