2017 Copa del Rey final
The Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid held the final
Event2016–17 Copa del Rey
Barcelona Alavés
3 1
Date27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)
VenueVicente Calderón, Madrid
Man of the MatchLionel Messi (Barcelona)
RefereeCarlos Clos Gómez
Attendance45,000

The 2017 Copa del Rey final was a football match played on 27 May 2017 to decide the winner of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey, the 115th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was between Barcelona and Alavés at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid.

As winners, Barcelona faced Real Madrid in the 2017 Supercopa de España, and qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage. However, as they had already qualified for the Champions League through their league position, the Europa League spot was thus passed down the league to sixth-placed side Real Sociedad.

Background

Barcelona had previously played in 39 Copa del Rey finals, tied only with Real Madrid's 39, and had a record 28 victories. They were the reigning champions, having defeated Sevilla 2–0 after extra time in the previous year's final at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. This was their fourth consecutive final, and they were seeking a third consecutive title, a feat previously accomplished by themselves in 1953, and Athletic Bilbao in 1916 and 1945; Real Madrid (1908) and Athletic (1933) held the shared record of winning four consecutive finals.[1]

Meanwhile, Alavés, in their first back in the top flight following promotion to La Liga, were competing in their first ever Copa del Rey final, and their first major final since their 5–4 defeat to Liverpool in the 2001 UEFA Cup Final.

Sergi Roberto and Luis Suárez were suspended and did not play in the final for Barcelona, as they were both sent off in the semi-final second leg match against Atlético Madrid.

Route to the final

Barcelona Round Alavés
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Hércules 8–1 1–1 away; 7–0 home Round of 32 Gimnàstic 6–0 3–0 away; 3–0 home
Athletic Bilbao 4–3 1–2 away; 3–1 home Round of 16 Deportivo La Coruña 3–3 (a) 2–2 away; 1–1 home
Real Sociedad 6–2 1–0 away; 5–2 home Quarter-finals Alcorcón 2–0 2–0 away; 0–0 home
Atlético Madrid 3–2 2–1 away; 1–1 home Semi-finals Celta Vigo 1–0 0–0 away; 1–0 home

Match

Summary

Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 30th minute when he shot left footed from just outside the penalty area to the left corner of the net. It was 1–1 three minutes later when Théo Hernandez scored with a long range free-kick to the left corner of the net from the right of the penalty area.[2] Neymar put Barcelona back in front in the final minute of the first half with a close range finish after a low cross from André Gomes on the right. Paco Alcácer then made it 3–1 in the third minute of time added on in the first half with a right foot finish from six yards out after Messi had made a run into the penalty area, passing three Alavés defenders and flicking the ball to him.[3] There was no further scoring in the second half. Messi was named man of the match with one goal scored, one assisted and another one created.[4]

Neymar equalised Ferenc Puskás's record for having scored in three consecutive Copa del Rey finals and now is only one behind Telmo Zarra, who scored in four successive finals.[5][3] Lionel Messi became only the second player in Copa del Rey history to score in four different finals, after Zarra who scored in five in total.[5]

Details

Barcelona3–1Alavés
 Report
Attendance: 45,000[6]
Barcelona
Alavés
GK13Netherlands Jasper Cillessen
RB14Argentina Javier Mascheranodownward-facing red arrow 11'
CB3Spain Gerard Piqué
CB23France Samuel UmtitiYellow card 42'
LB18Spain Jordi Alba
CM4Croatia Ivan Rakitićdownward-facing red arrow 83'
CM5Spain Sergio Busquets
CM8Spain Andrés Iniesta (c)Yellow card 76'
RW10Argentina Lionel MessiYellow card 76'
LW11Brazil Neymar
CF17Spain Paco Alcácer
Substitutes:
GK1Germany Marc-André ter Stegen
DF19France Lucas Digne
DF22Spain Aleix Vidalupward-facing green arrow 83'
DF33Brazil Marlon Santos
MF6Spain Denis Suárez
MF7Turkey Arda Turan
MF21Portugal André Gomesupward-facing green arrow 11'
Manager:
Spain Luis Enrique
GK1Spain Fernando Pacheco
RWB21Spain Kiko Femenía
CB22Spain Carlos Vigaray
CB2Brazil Rodrigo ElyYellow card 49'
CB24Morocco Zouhair Feddal
LWB15France Théo Hernandezdownward-facing red arrow 79'
RM17Spain Édgar MéndezYellow card 16'downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM6Spain Marcos Llorente
CM19Spain Manu García (c)Yellow card 39'
LM11Spain Ibai Gómezdownward-facing red arrow 60'
CF20Brazil DeyversonYellow card 88'
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Adrián Ortolá
DF4Spain Alexis
MF8Spain Víctor Camarasaupward-facing green arrow 59'
MF10Paraguay Óscar Romeroupward-facing green arrow 79'
MF16Colombia Daniel Torres
MF18Spain Gaizka Toquero
FW7Spain Rubén SobrinoYellow card 76'upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino

Match 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

  1. ↑ "Spain - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Barcelona 3-1 Alaves". 27 May 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 "Barcelona 3 Alaves 1". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ↑ FCBN. "Leo Messi, el "MVP" del FC Barcelona ante el Alavés (Copa)". FCBarcelonaNoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  5. 1 2 "Barcelona's Neymar, Lionel Messi equal Copa del Rey records". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  6. ↑ "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 2016-17". Linguasport.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  7. ↑ "FIFA Referees News: Spain : 2017 "Copa del Rey" Final". Refereesfifa.blogspot.fr. 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
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