Eleventh anniversary of our 19th Copa del Rey
Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the final at Mestalla on 16th April 2014 (1-2).
It was on 16 April 2014 that Real Madrid won their nineteenth Copa del Rey, beating Barcelona in a final played in Valencia. Di María opened the scoring in the opening minutes and Bartra made it 1-1 for the Blaugranas in the 65th minute. The big moment of that match came with five minutes to go. A spectacular run by Bale led to the goal that decided the match and the title.
They had won the nineteenth Copa del Rey, Carlo Ancelotti's first trophy as Madrid coach. On their way to the title, Real Madrid beat Olímpic de Xàtiva, Osasuna, Espanyol and Atlético de Madrid.
MATCH INFO
1- Barcelona: Pinto, Dani Alves, Bartra (Alexis Sánchez, 86‘), Mascherano, Jordi Alba (Adriano, 46’), Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi, Cesc (Pedro, 59'), Neymar and Messi.
2- Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Coentrão, Isco (Casemiro, 88‘), Modrić, Xabi Alonso, Di María (Illarramendi, 86’), Bale and Benzema (Varane, 89').
Goals:
0-1 (min. 11): Di María
1-1 (min. 68): Bartra
1-2 (min. 85): Bale