2015 Copa del Rey final

Match on 30 May 2015 to decide the winner of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey June 2017 2015 Copa del Rey final Camp_Nou_aerial_(cropped).jpg 200 Camp Nou in Barcelona hosted the final 2014–15 Copa del Rey Athletic Bilbao 1 Barcelona 3 2015 05 30 yes Camp Nou Barcelona Lionel Messi (Barcelona)http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-match/60/post/2472389/lionel-messi-marches-barcelona-to-copa-del-rey-final-win Treble comes into focus as Messi marches Barcelona to Copa title ESPNFC.com 2017-05-30http://www.eurosport.com/football/copa-del-rey/2014-2015/barcelona-v-athletic-bilbao-live_sto4760579/story.shtml Lionel Messi stars as Barcelona win Copa Del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao 2015-05-30 Eurosport 2017-05-30 Carlos Velasco Carballo 99,354 2014 2016 The 2015 Copa del Rey final was an association football match on 30 May 2015 to decide the winner of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, the 113th edition of Spain's premier football cup since its establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). It was played between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona, at the Camp Nou, the latter club's home stadium. Barcelona won the match 3–1, achieving their record-extending 27th title in the competition. Lionel Messi and Neymar gave Barcelona a 2–0 lead at half time. Although Athletic replied with a goal by Iñaki Williams, Messi scored another goal late on to confirm his team's victory and was named man of the match. This was the second part of Barcelona's treble, with the team going on to win the 2015 UEFA Champions League final a week later. Messi's first goal, in which he ran past a number of opponents, was the runner-up in the FIFA Puskás Award for the year's best goal. Neymar was criticised for his showboating in the final minutes of the match, with Barcelona manager Luis Enrique excusing his Brazilian striker for cultural reasons. Both teams and the Royal Spanish Football Federation were given fines by the nation's government for security breaches and allowing separatist demonstrations at the match. As Barcelona won the 2014–15 La Liga, Athletic qualified automatically as the cup representative in the 2015 Supercopa de España. Venue Before the semi-final second leg, Barcelona's board requested the final be held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of their fierce rivals Real Madrid, as it is the largest stadium in Spain apart from their own Camp Nou.Barcelona want Copa del Rey final to be played at Santiago Bernabeu http://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/barcelona-want-copa-del-rey-final-played-santiago-bernabeu-3988304 4 March 2015 Sport 4 March 2015 At the same time, according to Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia, the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Ángel María Villar, wanted the final at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao. That decision would have given Athletic Bilbao home advantage, but could have been challenged by potential finalist Espanyol, whose team bus was vandalised on their last visit there. On 25 March, the RFEF confirmed that it would be held at Barcelona's Camp Nou.Camp Nou to host Barca-Bilbao Copa del Rey final http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/camp-nou-host-barca-bilbao-copa-del-rey-final#:UCLSbVNaLhg3VA 21 April 2016 FourFourTwo 25 March 2015 Real Madrid refused to let the final be played at their stadium, and the Camp Nou was chosen at an RFEF meeting ahead of the San Mamés, with Sevilla's Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium and Valencia's Mestalla Stadium eliminated in an earlier round of voting. Background thumb|Aymeric Laporte of Athletic and Lionel Messi of Barcelona in the teams' league meeting on 13 September 2014 Barcelona had previously played 36 Copa del Rey Finals, a record bettered only by Real Madrid with 39.Spain - List of Cup Finals RSSSF https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancuphist.html 4 March 2015 However, Barcelona had won the competition a record 26 times. Their most recent appearance in the final was the previous year's edition, in which they lost 1–2 to Real Madrid at the Mestalla in Valencia. Their most recent win was in 2012, beating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid. Their only previous final at the Camp Nou was a victory in 1963. The last team to play a Copa del Rey Final at their own ground was Real Madrid, who lost in 2013 to Atlético Madrid and 2002 to Deportivo de La Coruña at their Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.Copa del Rey: Nou Camp to host Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32061697 30 May 2015 BBC Sport 26 March 2013 Athletic Bilbao had previously played in 35 finals, winning 23, with only Barcelona winning more. Their most recent final was in 2012, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1984, beating Barcelona 1–0 at the Bernabéu. Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao had played each other in seven previous finals of the tournament. Barcelona won in 1920, 1942, 1953, 2009 and 2012, and Athletic Bilbao won in 1932 and 1984. The two teams played each other twice during the 2014–15 La Liga season. In the first instance, at the Camp Nou on 13 September 2014, Barcelona won 2–0 with two goals from Neymar in the last 11 minutes of the game.Barcelona 2 Athletic Bilbao 0 http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/324852/report 5 March 2015 Sky Sports News 13 September 2014 On 8 February 2015 at Athletic Bilbao's San Mamés Stadium, Barcelona won 5–2. Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez gave them a 2–0 half-time lead. Four goals came between the 59th and 66th minutes: Mikel Rico scored for Athletic, his teammate Óscar de Marcos scored an own goal, Neymar achieved a fourth for Barcelona and Aritz Aduriz a second for Athletic. Later on in the game, Xabier Etxeita was sent off for the hosts and Pedro netted a fifth for the visitors.Jurejko Jonathan Ath Bilbao 2-5 Barcelona https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31142854 5 March 2015 BBC Sport 8 February 2015 The final was jeopardised due to a dispute over the sharing of television revenue between Spanish clubs, with all football in the country due to be suspended from 16 May.West Andy Spanish football suspended: Is the season really over? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32619740 11 May 2015 BBC Sport 7 May 2015 However, two days before the intended suspension, this action was deemed unlawful by the Spanish High Court, and the season continued.La Liga strike called off: Barcelona can now win title https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32696425 BBC Sport 14 May 2015 14 May 2015 Route to the final 2014–15 Copa del Rey Athletic BilbaoRoundBarcelonaOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsAlcoyano2–11–1 away; 1–0 homeRound of 32Huesca12–10–4 away; 8–1 homeCelta Vigo4–42–4 away; 0–2 homeRound of 16Elche9–05–0 home; 0–4 awayMálaga1–00–0 away; 1–0 homeQuarter-finalsAtlético Madrid4–21–0 home; 2–3 awayEspanyol3–11–1 home; 0–2 awaySemi-finalsVillarreal6–23–1 home; 1–3 away Athletic Bilbao thumb|upright=0.68|Aritz Aduriz scored five goals in Athletic's progression through to the final Athletic Bilbao, of La Liga, entered in the last 32 against a Segunda División B team, Alcoyano. In the first leg away at the Estadio El Collao on 2 December 2014, they drew 1–1; Francis opened the scoring for the hosts while Borja Viguera equalised in added time.Malagón Manuel Viguera acaba con el sofoco http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/dieciseisavos/ida/aly_ath/ 5 March 2015 Marca 2 December 2014 es Sixteen days later at the San Mamés Stadium, Viguera's first-half strike was enough to win the match.De nuevo Viguera Viguera again http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/dieciseisavos/vuelta/ath_aly/ 5 March 2015 Marca 18 December 2014 es In the last 16, the club faced top-flight club Celta Vigo, and began with a 4–2 away win at the Galician club's Balaídos on 6 January 2015. Defender Mikel San José headed Athletic into an early lead, only for Álex López to equalise for the hosts six minutes later, and Aritz Aduriz to restore the visitors' lead four minutes after that. In the second half, Charles made it level again, but a Markel Susaeta goal and a late penalty from Aduriz gave Athletic the win.Campos Tomás Carbón para el Celta y oro para el Athletic Coal for Celta and gold for Athletic http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/octavos/ida/cel_ath/ 5 March 2015 Marca 6 January 2015 es Celta won the second leg 2–0 via a Xabier Etxeita own goal and a Fabián Orellana contribution, but Athletic advanced on the away goals rule.Ramos Antonio S. Con más pena que gloria With more pain than glory http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/octavos/vuelta/ath_cel/ 5 March 2015 Marca 16 January 2015 es Athletic's quarter-final began on 21 January with a goalless draw at the La Rosaleda against Málaga, but eight days later in the second leg Aduriz scored three minutes into the second half to send them into the semi-finals.Egea Pablo El Athletic, como en los viejos tiempos Athletic, like they were in the olden days http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/cuartos/vuelta/ath_mga/ 5 March 2015 Marca 28 January 2015 es The semi-final against Espanyol began with a 1–1 home draw, Aduriz putting Bilbao ahead on his 34th birthday and Víctor Sánchez equalising ten minutes before half time.Melero Delfín El Espanyol deja escapar al león Espanyol let the lion out http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/semifinal/ida/ath_esp/ 5 March 2015 Marca 11 February 2015 es On 4 March, Athletic travelled for the second leg at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat and won 2–0 to reach the final, with first-half goals from Aduriz and Etxeita.Melero Delfín Como manda la tradición As tradition commands http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/semifinal/vuelta/esp_ath/ 5 March 2015 Marca 4 March 2015 es Barcelona thumb|Pedro scored a hat-trick in Barcelona's 8–1 win over Huesca in the last 32 Barcelona, also of La Liga, entered the tournament in the last 32 against a Segunda División B club, Huesca. The first leg was in Aragon at the Estadio El Alcoraz on 3 December 2014, and Barcelona won 4–0 with goals from Ivan Rakitić, Andrés Iniesta, Pedro and Rafinha.Huesca 0-4 Barcelona: Iniesta and Rakitic inspire emphatic first-leg win http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/huesca-vs-barcelona/1958051/report?ICID=MP_MS_5 4 March 2015 Goal.com 3 December 2014 Due to the large advantage, Barcelona rested key players for the second leg but nonetheless won 8–1 for a 12–1 aggregate. Pedro scored a hat-trick among further goals from Sergi Roberto and Iniesta for a 5–0 half-time lead, while Adriano and substitutes Adama Traoré and Sandro Ramírez added more goals in the second half; Carlos David scored a late consolation for the visitors.Barcelona 8-1 Huesca https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30470545 4 March 2015 BBC Sport 16 December 2014 In the last 16, Barcelona met top-flight opposition in the shape of Elche, but won 9–0 on aggregate. They hosted the first leg at the Camp Nou on 8 January 2015 and won 5–0, with two goals from Neymar, a Lionel Messi penalty and contributions from Luis Suárez and Jordi Alba.Barcelona 5-0 Elche https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30714870 4 March 2015 BBC Sport 8 January 2015 A week later at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Barcelona defeated the Valencian club 4–0, starting with a free kick from defender Jérémy Mathieu followed by a long-range strike by Roberto, a penalty by Pedro and an added-time goal by Adriano.Elche 0-4 Barcelona (0-9 on agg.): Mathieu stunner seals emphatic Copa del Rey triumph http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/elche-vs-barcelona/1975990/report 4 March 2015 Goal.com 15 January 2015 On 21 January, Barcelona hosted the first leg of the quarter-finals, and defeated Atlético Madrid 1–0. Sergio Busquets was fouled, giving Barcelona a late penalty. Messi took it and it was saved by Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak, but Messi scored the rebound.Hall Pete Copa del Rey: Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid as Lionel Messi scores late on at Nou Camp http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/330533/report 4 March 2015 Sky Sports News 21 January 2015 A week later at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, the hosts made the aggregate score level in the first minute through Fernando Torres; in the ninth minute, Neymar put Barcelona back into the lead. When Javier Mascherano fouled Juanfran, Raúl García's penalty gave the advantage back to Atlético, but Barcelona scored two more goals in the first half from a Miranda own goal and Neymar to win 4–2 on aggregate. Atlético captain Gabi was sent off at half time for arguing with the referee, and his midfield partner Mario Suárez was also dismissed later on.Atletico Madrid 2-3 Barcelona (agg 2-4): Neymar shoots down nine-man Rojiblancos in Copa cracker http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/atl%C3%A9tico-madrid-vs-barcelona/1986027/report?ICID=MP_MS_5 4 March 2015 Goal.com 28 January 2015 Barcelona hosted the first leg of their semi-final on 11 February, and defeated Villarreal 3–1, with a half-time lead from Messi. Within the first five minutes of the second half, Manu Trigueros equalised with a long-range strike but Iniesta gave the advantage back to Barcelona, which was extended by Gerard Piqué later on despite Neymar missing a penalty.Barcelona 3-1 Villarreal: Messi and Iniesta seal first-leg advantage http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/barcelona-vs-villarreal/1995027/report 4 March 2015 Goal.com 11 February 2015 They won by the same scoreline again in the second leg at the Estadio El Madrigal on 4 March with a brace from Neymar and a goal by Suárez, despite former Barcelona player Jonathan dos Santos equalising at one point.Villarreal 1-3 Barcelona https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31721178 4 March 2015 BBC Sport 4 March 2015 Match Summary Athletic kicked the game off, and had an opportunity after five minutes, when Mikel Rico crossed for Aduriz, but he was prevented from making contact with the ball by Jordi Alba. Five minutes later, Barcelona launched a counter-attack starting with goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen and ending with Neymar volleying the ball into the goal, but it was ruled out for offside. Soon after, Iago Herrerín saved from Messi. In the 20th minute, Messi scored the first goal of the game, taking possession on the right-hand side of the pitch and beating four defenders before finishing with a near-post shot. Barcelona had more chances after this, with Herrerín making saves from Neymar. In the 36th minute, Neymar scored the second goal of the game, finishing from close range when set up by Suárez, after earlier work by Messi and Rakitić. Near the end of the first half, Andoni Iraola set up Iñaki Williams, whose volley missed the target. Piqué and Iraola received yellow cards at the end of the first half, for fouls on Aduriz and Suárez respectively.Smith Alan Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Barcelona: Copa del Rey final – as it happened! https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/may/30/athletic-bilbao-v-barcelona-copa-del-rey-final-live 18 August 2015 The Guardian 30 May 2015LIVE COMMENTARY http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/athletic-club-vs-barcelona/1995031/live-commentary?ICID=MP_MS_3 9 May 2016 Goal.com 30 May 2015 Ten minutes into the second half, Andrés Iniesta was substituted for Xavi, who took over as captain for his 766th Barcelona appearance, and last one at the Camp Nou. Soon after, Athletic substituted Iraola in his final match, replacing him with Susaeta, while Mikel Balenziaga was booked for his foul on Messi. In the 74th minute, Dani Alves co-operated with Neymar before setting up Messi to put Barcelona 3–0 up. Six minutes later, Athletic gained a consolation goal from Williams' header. In the closing stages of the game, Neymar showboated around opposition players, and was pushed over by Unai Bustinza, starting a melée between both sets of players. After play restarted, Neymar received a yellow card for fouling Balenziaga. In added time Susaeta fouled Neymar, and Busquets was booked afterwards for dissent; the foul earned a free kick from which Xavi hit the post. Details "Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona" 30 May 2015 21:30 CEST Athletic Bilbao 1–3 Report Barcelona Williams 79 Messi 20 74Neymar 36 Camp Nou, Barcelona 99,354 Carlos Velasco Carballo _ab1415h _ab1415h _ab1415h _red_sides _monterrey1213t1 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Athletic Bilbao _fcbarcelona1415h _fcbarcelona1415h _fcbarcelona1415h _fcbarcelona1415h _fcbarcelona1415h 062a78 062a78 062a78 062a78 062a78 Barcelona GK 13 ESP Iago HerrerínRB 12ESP Unai BustinzaCB 16 ESP Xabier EtxeitaCB 4 FRA 1974 Aymeric LaporteLB 24 ESP Mikel Balenziaga 58CM 6ESP Mikel San JoséCM 7 ESP Beñat Etxebarria 75RW 15ESP Andoni Iraola (c) 43 58AM 17ESP Mikel Rico 74LW 30 ESP Iñaki Williams 67CF 20 ESP Aritz AdurizSubstitutes:GK 1ESP Gorka IraizozMF 8 ESP Ander Iturraspe 87 74FW 9ESP Kike SolaMF 11ESP Ibai 75MF 14ESP Markel Susaeta 58DF 18ESP Carlos GurpeguiMF 23ESP Ager AketxeManager:ESP Ernesto Valverde300px GK 1GER Marc-André ter StegenRB 22BRA Dani AlvesCB 3ESP Gerard Piqué 42CB 14 ARG Javier MascheranoLB 18 ESP Jordi Alba 77CM 4 CRO Ivan RakitićCM 5 ESP Sergio Busquets 90CM 8ESP Andrés Iniesta (c) 56RW 10 ARG Lionel MessiCF 9URY Luis Suárez 78LW 11 BRA Neymar 88Substitutes:GK 13 CHI Claudio BravoMF 6ESP Xavi 56FW 7ESP Pedro 78MF 12 BRA RafinhaDF 15ESP Marc BartraDF 21BRA AdrianoDF 24 FRA 1974 Jérémy Mathieu 77Manager:ESP Luis Enrique Post-match thumb|upright|The conduct of Barcelona forward Neymar was debated by both teams after the final The conduct of Neymar, who performed tricks with the ball in the closing stages of Barcelona's victory, was a talking point after the match. His opponent Iraola decried Neymar, saying that his actions were unsporting, while Barcelona manager Luis Enrique said that Neymar's actions were common in Brazil, even though frowned upon in Spain, and would have to change. However, Neymar himself did not apologise and said that he would repeat his behaviour in the future.Iraola: Neymar 'rainbow' unsporting http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/iraola-neymar-rainbow-unsporting 20 June 2015 Four Four Two 31 May 2015 In July 2015, the Spanish Sports Council levied fines against both clubs and the RFEF, with all three entities deemed to have taken insufficient action against security breaches and planned protests of Basque and Catalan separatist supporters who jeered the Spanish national anthem and King Felipe VI. Barcelona were laden with a €66,000 fine, Athletic with €18,000 and the RFEF €123,000. Barcelona claimed that the fines were punishment of freedom of expression.García Adriana Barcelona, Athletic and RFEF face fines over Copa del Rey final http://www.espnfc.co.uk/spanish-copa-del-rey/story/2539164/barcelona-and-athletic-and-rfef-face-fines-over-copa-del-rey 8 November 2015 ESPN 28 July 2015 Lionel Messi's first goal was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award at the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or. It finished as runner-up to a bicycle kick by Wendell Lira for Goianésia in the Brazilian third division.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/20/puskas-award-saved-wendell-lira-life-brazilian-football How pipping Messi to the Puskas Award saved Wendell Lira's life | Thiago Rabelo TheGuardian.com 20 July 2018 Barcelona had already won La Liga, and concluded their treble a week after securing the Copa, with victory over Juventus in the 2015 UEFA Champions League final in Berlin. They became the first European club to win the national league, national cup and continental cup in one season on two separate occasions.Saffer Paul Barcelona break new ground with second treble https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d801f260f58-ddd88205fd28-1000--barcelona-break-new-ground-with-second-treble/ 8 November 2015 UEFA 6 June 2015 As Barcelona won both domestic tournaments, Athletic were the cup entrants in the 2015 Supercopa de España, in which they defeated Barcelona 5–1 on aggregate for their first trophy since their double in 1983–84.Hautmann Thomas ATHLETIC BILBAO FANS FLOOD THE STREETS TO CELEBRATE SUPERCOPA http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/127003800012/athletic-bilbao-fans-flood-the-streets-to 8 November 2015 Fox Soccer 18 August 2015 Athletic also entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, but their status as beaten cup finalists no longer granted a place (unlike the seasons following their losses to UEFA Champions League-qualified Barcelona in 2009 and 2012) as the rules were changed from 2015 onwards;http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/executive-committee/news/newsid=1999120.html Strategic talks in Dubrovnik UEFA.org 20 September 2013 instead they qualified via their 7th-place league finish. See also Athletic–Barcelona clásico References Copa del Rey final 2015 Copa del Rey Final 2015 Copa del Rey Final 2015 Category:2015 in Barcelona Category:May 2015 sports events in Spain 2015 Category:2014–15 in Catalan football Category:2014–15 in Spanish men's football