Archrivals Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet in an El Clasico for the third time this season when they face off in the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) final.Barcelona will be looking for a hat-trick of wins on Saturday over their fierce foes this 2024-2025 season, having defeated Real 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final in January and 4-0 in a LaLiga fixture in October.
Barcelona – the Copa’s most successful club with 31 trophies – have not made it to the final since 2021 when they beat Athletic Bilbao. Madrid, who will play in their second final in three seasons, won their 20th title against Osasuna in 2023.
Saturday’s blockbuster showdown will mark the first time in 11 years that Barcelona and Real Madrid have met in a Copa final, and it’s the 260th competitive match between the sides.
Here’s everything you need to know before the clash between Spain’s two football titans:
When is the 2025 Copa final?
The Copa del Rey final will be played on Saturday at 10pm (20:00 GMT)
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Where is the Copa final being held?
Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville is the venue for the 2025 Copa del Rey final. Advertisement
The stadium, the fifth largest in Spain, has a capacity of 57,600 people and was one of the 11 stadiums used in the multicountry Euro 2020 tourna …
