The 2018 Copa del Rey final was an Association football match played on 21 April 2018 to decide the winner of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, the 116th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played).
The match was between Sevilla and Barcelona at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. As of 2025, this was the latest final to be held outside of the city of Seville.
Barcelona won the final 5–0 for their fourth consecutive and a record-extending 30th overall Copa del Rey title.
Background Barcelona were competing in their 40th Copa del Rey final, extending the record of 39 which they previously shared with Real Madrid, having won 29 titles prior, a competition record. They were the reigning champions, having defeated Deportivo Alavés 3–1 in the earlier 2017 final at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. This was their fifth consecutive final, a feat never accomplished before, and were seeking a fourth consecutive title, a record shared by Real Madrid (1905, 1906, 1907, 1908) and Athletic Bilbao (1930, 1931, 1932, 1933).
Sevilla were competing in their ninth Copa del Rey final, having won a total of five titles prior (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007 and 2010).
The pairing was a rematch from the 2016 final, where Barcelona won 2–0 after extra time.
Route to the final
Sevilla RoundBarcelona OpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsCartagena7–03–0 away; 4–0 homeRound of 32Murcia8–03–0 away; 5–0 homeCádiz4–12–0 away; 2–1 homeRound of 16Celta Vigo6–11–1 away; 5–0 homeAtlético Madrid5–22–1 away; 3–1 homeQuarter-finalsEspanyol2–10–1 away; 2–0 homeLeganés3–11–1 away; 2–0 homeSemi-finalsValencia3–01–0 home; 2–0 away
Match
Details
GK 13 David SoriaRB 16 Jesús NavasCB 25 Gabriel Mercado CB 5 Clément LengletLB 18 Sergio Escudero (c) CM 15 Steven NzonziCM 10 Éver BanegaRW 17 Pablo Sarabia AM 22 Franco Vázquez LW 11 Joaquín Correa CF 20 Luis MurielSubstitutes:GK 1 Sergio RicoDF 3 Miguel Layún DF 6 Daniel CarriçoMF 14 Guido PizarroFW 9 Wissam Ben YedderFW 23 Sandro Ramírez FW 24 Nolito Manager: Vincenzo Montella GK 13 Jasper CillessenRB 20 Sergi RobertoCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 23 Samuel UmtitiLB 18 Jordi AlbaRM 14 Philippe Coutinho CM 4 Ivan RakitićCM 5 Sergio Busquets LM 8 Andrés Iniesta (c) CF 10 Lionel MessiCF 9 Luis SuárezSubstitutes:GK 1 Marc-André ter StegenDF 2 Nélson SemedoDF 25 Thomas VermaelenMF 6 Denis Suárez MF 15 Paulinho FW 11 Ousmane Dembélé FW 17 Paco AlcácerManager: Ernesto Valverde
Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Assistant referees: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez Fourth official: Carlos del Cerro Grande Reserve assistant referee: Roberto Alonso FernándezMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used
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