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]

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

References

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