As the most important event in Spain, the Copa del Rey may be worth more than the Western Super Cup! After three rounds of selection, only 16 of the strongest teams were left from the big and small clubs in Spain, and the two teams that finally reached the final of this season were Real Betis and Valencia from Sevilla, which was expected to be a very exciting contest before the game, and the fight between the two managers Pellegrini and Bordalas was also a major attraction.
Recent developments on both sides
Coming here, Real Betis has experienced a lot of difficulties, they first eliminated the big hot team of Sevilla, and then faced Real Sociedad, who defeated Atletico, one of the best defensive teams in the league, they once again showed their good offensive strength to win 4-0 to advance to the final, to know that the last time Betis won the Copa del Rey was 17 years ago, and another small tidbit is that There is still a player in the Real Betis championship squad at that time, he is the legendary veteran Joaquin who has reached the age of 40!
Compared with Betis, Valencia can qualify for the public have a disdainful attitude, because their competitors are too weak, the first level 3 team Balearic only won by 1 goal, and then faced In La Liga, Cadiz who was about to be relegated, he barely won the opponent 2-1, and Valencia urgently needed to prove that he was not lucky, but real!
Race conditions
The opening two sides showed a positive offensive side, Valencia took the lead in threatening, and in the 2nd minute, the side cooperated with Fulkie's cross in the middle to almost assist the teammate to complete the goal! However, Real Betis's counter-attack was significantly stronger, and in the 11th minute, the cross was also completed from the sidelines, and the fast Horse Bellerin, who was on loan from Arsenal, directly assisted Borja Iglesias to complete the header Tarzan to break the goal. Valencia could not swallow this breath, the two sides of the attack showed that it was to fight against the attack, in the 29th minute they also seized the opportunity to tie the score, the counterattack in front of the Barca genius Moriba directly to find the front of the Douro, the latter drove straight into the face of Bravo to complete the single knife score, the score became 1-1.
When we came back from half-time, we were also able to see the Spanish national team coach Enrique on the sidelines, the players on this field were probably going to work harder, back to the game screen we can see that the two sides are still fighting against each other, but unfortunately the magical performance of the two goalkeepers has not changed the score, Valencia goalkeeper Mamadarviş even defused as many as 3 threatening shots! The 30 minutes of extra time were also not decided, and finally the two sides had to enter a brutal penalty shootout, the drama was valencia's fourth 19-year-old Moussa to lose the ball, and five rounds later with Betis player Juan Miranda penalty into the net, Betis successfully won the final victory.
After the game
The defeat was undoubtedly bitter, Valencia came to the final and fought to extra time and even the penalty shoot-out, they have already contributed a perfect game for the fans! On the other hand, let us congratulate the Royal Betis team that won today, the 40-year-old veteran Joaquin is still trying to run and pass in the last moments, after 17 years, this trophy is the best reward he deserves, and we can also see other players in the Betis squad shining, such as Iglesias, who opened the record for the team in this game, came to the stage of the final and played the role of Mr. Big Heart to successfully score the opening goal, and after the game he was also selected as the MVP of the final. It was a world war fame.