2014 Copa del Rey Finals – Real Madrid vs Barcelona Live Results and Schedule
The Copa del Rey final will be the 111th final since its establishment. The match will be an El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona on April 16, 2014.The stadium will be determined on March 4 but as reported by Spanish Football Federation, RFEF, they have already chosen the venue for the 2013-2014 Copa del Rey final.
Although not yet officially confirmed, the RFEF will propose the Mestalla home of Valencia as the venue for the Copa del Rey final next week to the two finalists and so long as both are in agreement, the decision will be ratified at the next RFEF board meeting on 4th March, according to Spanish sports portal AS.
UPDATE 1: The RFEF have confirmed the highly-anticipated Copa del Rey ‘El Clasico’ final between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be played on Wednesday 16th April, 2014 at 9:30pm at Valencia’s La Mestalla stadium
Real Madrid-Barcelona Preview:
Competition: 2013-2014 Spanish Copa del Rey – Final Round
Date: April 16, 2014
Kick off time: 9:30 pm CEST / 03:30 GMT+8
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia)
Watch on TV: United States – ESPN, ESPN3, Watch ESPN; United Kingdom – Sky Go, Sky Sports 1/HD; Spain – TV3, TVE
UPDATE RECAP:
Real Madrid captures 2014 Copa del Rey Championship after beating Barcelona 2-1.
Gareth Bale’s stunning late solo goal settled the Copa del Rey final as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Mestalla. It is Real Madrid’s 19th Copa del Rey trophy and the first trophy under coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Madrid had led through Angel di Maria’s first-half opener, but Marc Bartra headed in Xavi’s left-wing cross on 69 minutes to level the match.
However, with five minutes remaining, Bale burst down the left flank and into the Barcelona box before slipping the ball between Pinto’s legs.
Neymar then struck the post a minute from time as Real held on.
FullTime: Real Madrid 2 (1) – 1 (0) Barcelona
Scorers:
Real Madrid – Angel Di Maria 11″, Gareth Bale 85″
Barcelona – Marc Bartra 68″