Barcelona Marches Into Copa del Rey Final to Renew El Clásico Rivalry

Barcelona is back in the Copa del Rey final after a four-year break. The Catalans secured a win against Atlético Madrid after two leg matches, finishing with a 5-4 aggregate victory. The Metropolitano Stadium witnessed FC Barcelona's 43rd entry into the Copa del Rey final on Thursday.

Barcelona found their breakthrough in the 27th minute when Ferran Torres etched his name onto the score sheet. A moment of brilliance from Lamine Yamal saw him thread a perfectly weighted pass through the heart of Atlético Madrid’s defence. Torres, gliding effortlessly onto the ball, controlled it with finesse before unleashing a precise, low-driven strike into the bottom left corner, leaving goalkeeper Juan Musso with no chance.

The final will be yet another El Clásico, where Barcelona will face Real Madrid. FC Barcelona has not been one of the tournament’s finalists since 2021, and now, they are in a strong position to secure the title. Barcelona has a history of winning 31 titles after appearing in 43 Copa del Rey finals—an achievement no other team can match. From 1998 to 2008, Barcelona failed to reach the finals, but from 2009 to 2021, they managed to reach the finals ten times.

This will be the eighth time Barcelona faces Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Football enthusiasts will witness an El Clásico in the tournament after almost a decade. The match is set to take place at Estadio de La Cartuja on April 26th. The last two El Clásico encounters saw Real Madrid suffer crushing defeats to Hansi Flick's Barcelona. The all-white team will now seek revenge in the upcoming match. This chapter between the two rivals marks their eighth face-to-face encounter in Copa del Rey history.

Barça remains unbeaten in 2025, which gives them an upper hand in the final, while Madrid will fight with everything they have to secure a victory. Barcelona also has a chance to achieve a quadruple this season. They have already secured the Spanish Super Cup, beating Real Madrid in the final. They are now Copa del Rey finalists, quarter-finalists in the Champions League, and the current leaders in LaLiga. If Barcelona manages to maintain this rhythm, they could provide their die-hard fans with what they have been waiting for—a historic quadruple.