2016 Copa del Rey final

June 2017 2016 Copa del Rey final Estadio_Vicente_Calder%C3%B3n_-_05.jpg 200 Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid hosted the final 2015–16 Copa del Rey Barcelona 2 Sevilla 0 After extra time 2016 05 22 yes Vicente Calderón Madrid Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Carlos del Cerro Grande 54,907 2015 2017 The 2016 Copa del Rey final was a football match played on 22 May 2016 to decide the winner of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, the 114th edition of Spain's premier football cup since its establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). It was played at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid. It was won by defending champions Barcelona, who defeated Sevilla 2–0 after extra time to achieve their record-extending 28th title.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/22/barcelona-sevilla-copa-del-rey-match-report Jordi Alba and Neymar secure Barcelona Copa del Rey victory 22 May 2016 Guardian 24 May 2016https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36254645 Barcelona 2 Sevilla 0 22 May 2016 BBC Sport 24 May 2016 Andrés Iniesta was named man of the match despite Lionel Messi's two assists in both of Barcelona's goals. As Barcelona won both the 2015–16 La Liga and the Copa del Rey, the 2016 Supercopa de España was also held between Barcelona and Sevilla. Background Barcelona had previously played in 37 Copa del Rey finals, second only to Real Madrid's 39, and had a record 27 victories. They were the reigning champions, having defeated Athletic Bilbao 3–1 in the previous year's final at their Camp Nou.Spain – List of Cup Finals RSSSF https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancuphist.html 4 March 2015 Sevilla had been to seven finals, winning five, most recently in 2010 when they defeated Atlético Madrid 2–0 at the Camp Nou. Their last defeat was in 1962, 2–1 to Real Madrid. The 2016 final was the first between the two sides. It was the 13th such final at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, home of Atlético Madrid. Barcelona previously won the final at the ground in 1968, 1981 and 2012, and lost in 1974 and 1986. It was Sevilla's first final at the stadium, although three of their victories came elsewhere in the Spanish capital. The two teams began the season against each other in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup in Tbilisi on 11 August, which Barcelona won 5–4 after extra time.Pedro is Barcelona's UEFA Super Cup hero again https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c51114c505d-63dadcebc3cd-1000--pedro-is-barcelona-s-uefa-super-cup-hero-again/ 20 February 2016 UEFA 11 August 2015 Both teams had victories by wide margins on their way to the final; Barcelona scored 25 goals and conceded five in eight games, while Sevilla scored 22 times in their eight matches, conceding only two goals in the second leg of their semi-final. Route to the final 2015–16 Copa del Rey BarcelonaRoundSevillaOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsVillanovense6–10–0 away; 6–1 homeRound of 32UD Logroñés5–03–0 away; 2–0 homeEspanyol6–14–1 home; 2–0 awayRound of 16Real Betis6–02–0 away; 4–0 homeAthletic Bilbao5–22–1 away; 3–1 homeQuarter-finalsMirandés5–02–0 home; 3–0 awayValencia8–17–0 home; 1–1 awaySemi-finalsCelta Vigo6–24–0 home; 2–2 away Barcelona thumb|upright|Luis Suárez scored five times in Barcelona's run to the final, including four goals in their 7–0 win over Valencia. Barcelona, of La Liga, entered the tournament in the last 32, against Villanovense of the Segunda División B. The first leg in Villanueva de la Serena, on 28 October 2015, was a goalless draw, with manager Luis Enrique fielding a young and inexperienced side.Villanovense 0–0 Barcelona: Blaugrana youngsters in stalemate against minnows http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/villanovense-vs-barcelona/2164340/report 19 February 2016 Goal.com 28 October 2015 In the second leg on 2 December at the Camp Nou, however, Barcelona triumphed 6–1. Dani Alves opened the scoring with a long-range strike in the fourth minute, and Sandro added a hat-trick and Munir a brace.Barcelona 6–1 Villanovense https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34990491 19 February 2016 BBC Sport 2 December 2015 In the round of 16, Barcelona played city rivals Espanyol in the Derbi barceloní. They opened on 6 January 2016 with a 4–1 home victory with goals from Lionel Messi (2), Gerard Piqué and Neymar, after the visitors had taken the lead through Felipe Caicedo in the ninth minute. Hernán Pérez and Pape Diop were sent off for Espanyol late on, the latter for dissent.Barcelona 6–1 Espanyol https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35155384 19 February 2016 BBC Sport 6 January 2016 A week later on their trip to the RCDE Stadium, Barcelona won 2–0 with a Munir goal in each half; the young Spaniard started the game due to Luis Suárez's suspension for his part in the post-match skirmish from the first game.Espanyol 0–2 Barcelona https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35304899 19 February 2016 BBC Sport 13 January 2016 Barcelona met Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals, a repeat of the last year's final. On 20 January at the San Mamés, they won 2–1 with first-half strikes from Munir and Neymar. A week later in the second game, the Basques took the lead through Iñaki Williams, but Barcelona replied in the second half with Suárez, Piqué and Neymar's goals.Barcelona 3–1 Athletic Bilbao (5–2 on agg): Defending champions reach semi-finals http://www.skysports.com/football/barcelona-vs-ath-bilbao/353916 19 February 2016 Sky Sports 27 January 2016 In the semi-finals, Barcelona met Valencia and won 7–0 in the home game on 3 February; Suárez scored four times and Messi three.Barcelona 7 Valencia 0 match report: Gary Neville remains defiant after Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi run riot https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/barcelona/12139222/Barcelona-7-Valencia-0-match-report-Gary-Neville-remains-defiant-after-Luis-Suarez-and-Lionel-Messi-run-riot.html 19 February 2016 The Daily Telegraph 3 February 2016 A week later, in the second match at the Mestalla, the hosts took the lead through Álvaro Negredo and Wilfrid Kaptoum equalised late on, stretching Barcelona's unbeaten run to 29 games.Malyon Ed Valencia 1–1 Barcelona (Agg: 1–8): Gary Neville's side concede late equaliser as Barca extend unbeaten run https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/valencia-1-1-barcelona-agg-7348081 19 February 2016 Daily Mirror 10 February 2016 Sevilla thumb|left|upright|José Antonio Reyes captained Sevilla on their run to the final, scoring twice. Sevilla, also of La Liga, entered at the same stage against a third-tier opponent, UD Logroñés. In the first leg in La Rioja on 2 December 2015, they won 3–0 through goals by Coke, Michael Krohn-Dehli and Ciro Immobile. Two weeks later, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, they won 2–0 through goals from Immobile and captain José Antonio Reyes.Immobile y Reyes dejan su huella Immobile and Reyes leave their mark http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2015_16/copa/dieciseisavos/vuelta/sev_lgr/ 19 February 2016 Marca 16 December 2015 es Like Barcelona, in the last 16 Sevilla met their municipal rivals, Real Betis. They travelled away for the first game on 6 January 2016, winning 2–0 with a strike in each half by Krohn-Dehli and Grzegorz Krychowiak.Ramírez Álvaro El Sevilla encarga su regalo Sevilla orders their present http://sevilla.eldesmarque.com/real-betis/cronicas-real-betis/78425-cronica-betis-sevilla-derbi-copa-2016-octavos-ida 19 February 2016 El Desmarque 6 January 2016 es 2 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160302211613/http://sevilla.eldesmarque.com/real-betis/cronicas-real-betis/78425-cronica-betis-sevilla-derbi-copa-2016-octavos-ida dead Hosting the second leg, they won 4–0; Reyes and Adil Rami struck in the first half and Frenchmen Kevin Gameiro and Gaël Kakuta in the second.Parejo Jaime El Sevilla FC abusa, sin despeinarse, del Betis (4–0) Sevilla abuse Betis without breaking a sweat http://sevilla.abc.es/deportes/orgullodenervion/noticias/sevilla-fc/el-sevilla-fc-abusa-sin-despeinarse-del-betis-4-0.html 19 February 2016 ABC 12 January 2016 es 29 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200429115207/https://sevilla.abc.es/deportes/orgullodenervion/noticias/sevilla-fc/el-sevilla-fc-abusa-sin-despeinarse-del-betis-4-0.html dead In the quarter-finals, Sevilla drew Mirandés, the only Segunda División team remaining. On 21 January, they won 2–0 in the home leg; Steven Nzonzi scored in the first half and Vitolo secured the score in added time. A week later in Miranda de Ebro, Sevilla extended their lead with a ninth-minute penalty by Vicente Iborra, and added later goals by Juan Muñoz and Coke.Melero Delfín El Sevilla impide soñar a Anduva Sevilla prevent Anduva from dreaming http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2015_16/copa/cuartos/vuelta/mir_sev/ 19 February 2016 Marca 28 January 2016 es Sevilla were tasked with in-form Celta Vigo in the semi-finals. Hosting the first game on 4 February, Rami headed the Andalusians ahead at the end of the first half, and Gameiro, who had earlier missed a penalty, scored two goals in the space of three minutes. Ex-Celta player Krohn-Dehli later confirmed a 4–0 win.Sevilla 4–0 Celta Vigo: Kevin Gameiro strikes twice in first-leg rout http://www.skysports.com/football/sevilla-vs-celta-vigo/354156 19 February 2016 Press Association Sky Sports 4 February 2016 A week later at Balaídos, Celta scored twice through former Sevilla striker Iago Aspas, but the contributions of Éver Banega and Yevhen Konoplyanka confirmed a draw, despite the late dismissal of Nzonzi.Celta de Vigo 2–2 Sevilla https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35464095 19 February 2016 BBC Sport 11 February 2016 Pre-match There had been a ban on displays of the Estelada, the flag of Catalan independence, at the match for "operational and security reasons". A Madrid judge overruled the ban after Barcelona complained, citing freedom of expression; Carles Puigdemont, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, would have boycotted the game if the ban remained. Before the ban was repealed, Catalan nationalists planned to give out 10,000 flags of Scotland, equating the British constituent country with their region.Barcelona fans allowed to bring Estelada flags to Copa del Rey final https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36343124 20 May 2016 BBC Sport 20 May 2016 Match Summary Javier Mascherano was sent-off for Barcelona in the 36th minute for dragging down Kevin Gameiro by the shirt as he ran towards the penalty area.http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/barcelona-vs-sevilla/2204258/report Barcelona 2-0 Sevilla (AET 22 May 2016 Goal.com 18 August 2016 Éver Banega also received a red card in injury time for a foul that denied Neymar an obvious goalscoring chance. There were no goals in the 90 minutes, with the match going into extra-time. Jordi Alba scored the opening goal for Barcelona in the 97th minute with a low, left-footed finish from six yards across the goalkeeper after he ran onto a pass from Lionel Messi from midfield. Neymar made it 2–0 in the last moments of the match with a low finish from the left after a short pass from Messi.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36254645 Barcelona 2-0 Sevilla (AET 22 May 2016 BBC Sport 18 August 2016 Daniel Carriço was sent off for Sevilla in stoppage time at the end of extra time when he received two yellow cards within 30 seconds, first for a tackle on Messi and the second for insulting the referee. Although Messi provided the two critical assists for both Barcelona's goals in the extra-time, it was Andrés Iniesta who was named man of the match for his overall performance.http://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/final/2016/05/23/5742d137468aebcf098b4605.html Barcelona vs Sevilla: El once de la final de Copa - Marca.com Marca.com 2017-06-01 es 2016 5 22 y 21:30 CEST Barcelona 2–0 yes http://www.laliga.es/en/other-competitions-live/temporada-2015-2016/copa-del-rey/12/barcelona_sevilla Sevilla Alba 97Neymar 120+2 Vicente Calderón, Madrid 54,907 Carlos del Cerro Grande _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h 062A78 062A78 062A78 BB0000 062A78 Barcelona _sevilla16copa FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Sevilla GK 1 GER Marc-André ter StegenRB 6BRA Dani Alves 90CB 3 ESP Gerard PiquéCB 14 ARG Javier Mascherano 0 36LB 18 ESP Jordi Alba 87 120CM 4CRO Ivan Rakitić 46CM 5 ESP Sergio BusquetsCM 8ESP Andrés Iniesta (c) 90RW 10ARG Lionel MessiLW 11 BRA Neymar 89CF 9 URU Luis Suárez 57Substitutes:GK 13CHI Claudio BravoMF 7 TUR Arda TuranMF 12BRA Rafinha 57FW 17ESP MunirMF 20ESP Sergi Roberto 120MF 22ESP Aleix VidalDF 24FRA 1974 Jérémy Mathieu 46Head Coach:ESP Luis Enrique GK 1ESP Sergio RicoRB 25BRA Mariano 80CB 6POR Daniel Carriço 2 120+1 120+1CB 3 FRA 1974 Adil Rami 73LB 18 ESP Sergio Escudero 104CM 4 POL Grzegorz Krychowiak 92CM 8 ESP Vicente Iborra 90+5 106RW 23ESP Coke (c)AM 19 ARG Éver Banega 0 90+2LW 20ESP Vitolo 75CF 9 FRA 1974 Kevin Gameiro 114Substitutes:GK 31 ESP David SoriaMF 10ESP José Antonio ReyesFW 11ESP Juan MuñozMF 14 URU Sebastián CristóforoDF 21ARG Nicolás ParejaMF 22UKR Yevhen Konoplyanka 102 80FW 24 ESP Fernando Llorente 106Head Coach:ESP Unai Emery Assistant referees: Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez Roberto Alonso Fernández Fourth official: Jesús Gil Manzano Additional assistant referees: Ángel Nevado RodríguezMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if score is still level Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used References Association football Spain Copa del Rey final 2016 Copa Del Rey final 2016 Copa Del Rey final 2016 Category:May 2016 sports events in Spain Category:2016 in Madrid Category:Football matches in Madrid Category:2015–16 in Spanish men's football