International football
The Copa del Rey celebrates its 121th edition in its history and can crown its eighth different champion in the last eight seasons in this 2025.
The La Cartuja stadium, in Seville, has already become an icon of the King Cup. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
The Copa del Rey He is already in his final stage in this 2025. Real Madrid recently became the first finalist of the current season and is waiting to meet his rival in the game for the title.
The merengue team suffered until the last moment, but after playing 120 football at Santiago Bernabéu in the second leg of the semifinals, a header of Antonio Rüdiger unlocked the 4-4 draw in the global To give him the triumph 5-4.
This result drives Real Madrid to one more final in A tournament that is not the one that usually has in his record. In fact, since the year 2000 for the present, the white box has only three titles of Copa del Rey, the last cattle in 2023.
However, after the triumph against Real Sociedad, it seems that the Ancelotti team is emerging to win the Cup, but first it must wait to know who its rival will be, if Atlético de Madrid or FC Barcelona.
When is the final of the Copa del Rey 2025
Colchoneros and Catalans will meet at the second semifinal of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at the Metropolitan Stadium in Madrid at 1:30 p.m. The winner will be creditor, next to Real Madrid, to play the final of the cupo tournament.
The great defining match of the Copa del Rey will be played Saturday April 26, 2025 at a time to be determined by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
The stadium chosen for the celebration of this title is the Cartuja of Seville, an enclosure that has housed the last five consecutive editions.
A fact to highlight is that in recent years the Copa del Rey has proven to be a tournament where there is a lot of competitiveness, this is reflected in its recent champions, since since 2018 that no team repeats.
Last champions of the Copa del Rey
- Athletic Club: 2024
- Real Madrid: 2023
- Betis: 2022
- FC Barcelona: 2021
- Real Sociedad: 2020
- Valencia: 2019
The last team to win the Copa del Rey consecutively was FC Barcelona, which took the editions of 2015 until 2018. For the streak to stay, the champion could be Atlético de Madrid.
