Real Madrid and Osasuna meet this Saturday in the final of the Copa del Rey, which will be held at La Cartuja in Seville. The whites will try to get this their twentieth title, while Navarrese chase their first crown in their second final.
It will be the fortieth final for the team led by Carlo Ancelotti, who won their last title nine years ago at the Mestalla against Barcelona, ​​winning 2-1 with the well-remembered run by Welsh striker Gareth Bale, already far from the pitch, after announcing his retirement after the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Real Madrid has reached the final based on comebacks: Villarreal, Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona, ​​which they beat in the semifinals of the tournament.
The full weight of favoritism falls on Real Madrid. His season is played in three days, the ones that separate the Copa del Rey final from his first chapter against Manchester City in the Champions League semifinals.
However, the whites do not arrive with the best feelings, because they have conceded two defeats in the last three league games. The last one, at home against Real Sociedad (2-0), giving up second place in the domestic competition.
It is a historic appointment for Osasuna, who returns to a final after the one he played at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid in the 2004/05 campaign and lost 2-1 after extra time to Betis, the current Copa del Rey champion. .
If the Navarrese team wins, it will be the sixteenth team to be crowned. It will match Arenas de Getxo, Mallorca and Levante. Barcelona is the team with the most titles (31) ahead of Athletic Club, which has achieved 23.
Despite the defeat against Barcelona last Tuesday, the rojilla’s morale was reinforced, because the footballers stood up to the almost league champion with a man less from minute 26.
The prize for Osasuna could be double. In case of winning, in addition to feeling absolute glory for the first time, it could also certify their qualification for the Europa League directly.
The final of the Copa del Rey between Real Madrid and Osasuna will be held this Saturday, May 6, at 10:00 p.m., at La Cartuja in Seville. The game can be seen on television by RTVE and Movistar and can also be followed live on the La Vanguardia website.
