The 2022 Copa del Rey final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, the 120th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played on 23 April 2022 at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville between Real Betis and Valencia.
Real Betis won 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time for their third Copa del Rey title.
Background Alaska and Mario Vaquerizo delivered a musical performance before the game.
Route to the final
Real BetisRoundValenciaOpponentResultOpponentResultAlicante4–0 (A)First roundUtrillas3–0 (A)Talavera4–2 (A)Second roundArenteiro3–1 (A)Valladolid3–0 (A)Round of 32Cartagena2–1 (A)Sevilla2–1 (H)Round of 16Atlético Baleares1–0 (A)Real Sociedad4–0 (A)Quarter-finalsCádiz2–1 (H)Rayo Vallecano2–1 (A), 1–1 (H)Semi-finalsAthletic Bilbao1–1 (A), 1–0 (H) Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away
Match
Summary The match went to extra time after a 1–1 draw. After a scoreless extra time period, the match went to penalties. Real Betis left-back, Juan Miranda, scored the winning penalty. He was among the fans when Real Betis last won the competition in 2005.
Details
GK 25 Claudio BravoRB 19 Héctor BellerínCB 16 Germán Pezzella CB 5 Marc BartraLB 15 Álex Moreno CM 21 Guido RodríguezCM 14 William Carvalho RW 10 Sergio Canales (c) AM 8 Nabil Fekir LW 7 Juanmi CF 9 Borja Iglesias Substitutes:GK 13 Rui SilvaDF 3 Edgar GonzálezDF 6 Víctor RuizDF 23 Youssouf SabalyDF 33 Juan Miranda MF 4 Paul AkouokouMF 18 Andrés Guardado MF 28 RodriFW 11 Cristian Tello FW 12 Willian José FW 17 Joaquín FW 24 Aitor Ruibal Manager: Manuel Pellegrini GK 28 Giorgi MamardashviliCB 12 Mouctar DiakhabyCB 5 Gabriel Paulista CB 15 Omar Alderete RWB20 Dimitri Foulquier LWB14 José Gayà (c)CM 6 Hugo Guillamón CM 23 Ilaix Moriba RF 10 Carlos Soler CF 7 Gonçalo GuedesLF 19 Hugo Duro Substitutes:GK 1 Jaume DoménechGK 13 Jasper CillessenDF 2 Thierry Correia DF 24 Eray CömertDF 32 Jesús VázquezDF 37 Cristhian MosqueraMF 4 Yunus Musah MF 8 Uroš Račić MF 17 Denis CheryshevMF 18 Koba KoindrediFW 11 Hélder CostaFW 21 Bryan Gil FW 22 Marcos AndréManager: José Bordalás
Man of the Match: Borja Iglesias (Real Betis)
Assistant referees: José Enrique Pérez Naranjo (Las Palmas) Raúl Cabañero Martínez (Region of Murcia) Fourth official: César Soto Grado (La Rioja) Reserve assistant referee: Diego Sánchez Rojo (Galicia) Video assistant referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country) Assistant video assistant referees: Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Basque Country) Pablo González Fuertes (Asturias)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
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