Real Madrid 3-3 Barcelona. The Copa del Rey has produced six Clasico finals in its 112-year history and it's all square so far, but a seventh showpiece between Spain's two top teams is now a reality after Barca beat Real Sociedad 3-1 on aggregate to join Madrid in April's big cup clash.
On Tuesday night, Carlo Ancelotti's side became the first team in the competition's history to reach the final of the Copa without conceding a single goal after advancing with a 5-0 aggregate win over last year's winners Atletico.
But Barcelona's route to the final was similarly impressive, with Gerardo Martino's men winning all but one of their games on their way to the meeting with Madrid on April 19, sealing their spot in the showpiece thanks to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad on Wednesday.
The first time Barca met Madrid in a Copa del Rey final was way back in 1936, just under a month before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
source:http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2014/02/12/4614798/from-civil-war-to-messis-tears-barcelona-madrids-copa-del?ICID=AR_PN_4
On Tuesday night, Carlo Ancelotti's side became the first team in the competition's history to reach the final of the Copa without conceding a single goal after advancing with a 5-0 aggregate win over last year's winners Atletico.
But Barcelona's route to the final was similarly impressive, with Gerardo Martino's men winning all but one of their games on their way to the meeting with Madrid on April 19, sealing their spot in the showpiece thanks to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad on Wednesday.
The first time Barca met Madrid in a Copa del Rey final was way back in 1936, just under a month before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
source:http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2014/02/12/4614798/from-civil-war-to-messis-tears-barcelona-madrids-copa-del?ICID=AR_PN_4
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