Real Madrid eye their 21st Copa del Rey this Saturday
Our team will face Barcelona in the final at the Estadio La Cartuja (10:00 pm CEST).
After getting their hands on the European Super Cup and being crowned world champions for a ninth time, Real Madrid now have the chance to claim their third trophy of the season this week. Our team play for the Copa del Rey against Barcelona at the Estadio La Cartuja (Saturday, 10:00 pm CEST).
It will be Real Madrid's 41st final appearance in the competition, and the eighth time the two rivals have met in the Copa showdown, with the madridistas edging the head-to-head, having won four. Ancelotti was also in the dugout last time, as we beat Barcelona 2-1 at Mestalla.
Route to the final
Real Madrid have enjoyed an impressive run in the competition so far. On their way to the final, our team came past Deportiva Minera in the Round of 32 (0-5), Celta in the Round of 16 (5-2), Leganés in the quarter-finals (2-3) and Real Sociedad in the semis, winning 1-0 in the first leg and coming through 4-4 in extra-time in the return.