2008 Copa del Rey final

2008 Copa del Rey final
Event2007–08 Copa del Rey
Date16 April 2008
VenueVicente Calderón, Madrid
RefereeAlberto Undiano Mallenco
Attendance54,000
WeatherMostly cloudy
14 °C (57 °F)[1]
2007
2009

The 2008 Copa del Rey final was the 106th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón in Madrid, on 16 April 2008.

The match was won by Valencia, who beat Getafe 3–1, winning the tournament for the seventh time. It was a second defeat in the final in succession for Getafe, who also lost to Sevilla in 2007. These had been their only appearances in the event; by contrast it was Valencia's 16th final.

Road to the final

Getafe Round Valencia
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Burgos 5–1 0–1 away; 4–1 home Round of 32 Real Unión 5–1 1–2 away; 3–0 home
Levante 4–0 3–0 home; 0–1 away Round of 16 Real Betis 4–2 1–2 away; 2–1 home
Mallorca 2–2 1–0 home; 1–2 away Quarterfinals Atlético Madrid 3–3 1–0 home; 2–3 away
Racing Santander 4–2 3–1 home; 1–1 away Semifinals Barcelona 4–3 1–1 away; 3–2 home

Match details

Getafe1–3Valencia
Granero 45' (pen.) Mata 4'
Alexis 11'
Morientes 84'
Getafe
GK 1 Argentina Óscar Ustari
RB 21 Spain David Cortés
CB 3 Argentina Cata Díaz Yellow card 82'
CB 23 Spain Manuel Tena (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
LB 12 Argentina Lucas Licht Yellow card 31'
RW 2 Romania Cosmin Contra downward-facing red arrow 55'
MF 10 Spain Rubén de la Red
MF 22 Spain Javier Casquero Yellow card 42' downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 25 Spain Esteban Granero Yellow card 32'
FW 14 Spain Manu
FW 16 Uruguay Juan Albín
Substitutes:
GK 13 Argentina Roberto Abbondanzieri
CB 4 Spain David Belenguer
MF 6 Switzerland Fabio Celestini Red card 89' upward-facing green arrow 64'
RW 7 Spain Mario Cotelo
MF 11 Spain David Sousa
MF 24 Spain Pablo Hernández upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 9 Spain Braulio upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Denmark Michael Laudrup
GK 13 Germany Timo Hildebrand
RB 23 Portugal Miguel Yellow card 22'
CB 4 Spain Raúl Albiol downward-facing red arrow 57'
CB 20 Spain Alexis Yellow card 38'
LB 24 Italy Emiliano Moretti downward-facing red arrow 66'
DM 5 Spain Carlos Marchena Yellow card 67'
CM 8 Spain Rubén Baraja (c)
RW 19 Spain Javier Arizmendi
AM 21 Spain David Silva
LW 16 Spain Juan Mata Yellow card 45'
FW 7 Spain David Villa downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Spain Juan Mora
CB 12 Portugal Marco Caneira upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 22 Brazil Edu upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 11 Argentina Éver Banega
RW 17 Spain Joaquín
FW 9 Spain Fernando Morientes upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 18 Serbia Nikola Žigić
Manager:
Netherlands Ronald Koeman

References

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