Betis and Valencia they face each other in grand final of the Copa del Rey 2021-2022. The KO competition comes to an end with the definitive match for the title, in which Betis and Valencianistas face what is for them the most important match of the season. The Sevillians, in the fight for the Champions, make a stop in their goal to watch this game. The ‘chees’, Meanwhile, they have seen how the note of their season passes almost exclusively through this final.
The La Cartuja Stadium in Seville It is the scene of the final, as has happened in the two previous editions, both played last year after the postponement of the 2020 final due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Betis looking for his third title Copa del ReyMeanwhile he Valencia he wants to achieve the ninth of his history.
The set of Manuel Pellegrini returns to a cup final seventeen years after beating Osasuna. Betis is having a great season, since, beyond fighting for this title, they are fully involved in the fight to qualify for the Champions League. In addition, the verdiblancos advanced in the Europa League until the round of 16, in which they fell in extra time against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Betis has been planted in the final after winning the Independent Alicante in the first round (0-4), at Talavera of the Queen in the second after extra time (2-4) and at Valladolid in the round of 32 (0-3). It was in the round of 16 when the Verdiblancos won the great derby against Sevilla (2-1) to later win with authority to the Real society (0-4) and bend the Vallecano Ray in the semifinals after a 1-2 in the first leg and an agonizing goal from Borja Iglesias in the second leg at Villamarín (1-1) to avoid extra time.
Borja Iglesias, Sergio Canales, Juanmi and Nabil Fekir They will be several of the decisive men for Betis in this final, in which they will try to make use of the great potential of their attack. Besides, Victor Camarasa or Martin Montoya They are two of the men who have been out due to injury in recent games.
This is the fifth Copa del Rey final in the history of Betis. Las previous two he won them at the Vicente Calderón, in 1977 after a long penalty kick against Athletic Bilbao (8-6) and in 2005 after beating Osasuna 2-1 in extra time. The Verdiblancos were also proclaimed runners-up in a distant 1931 (then the Republic Cup), when they fell against Athletic, and in 1997, the year in which they lost to Barça.
More discreet is being the season of the Valencia. Without European competition, the ‘chés’ are in the middle of the classification and with complicated options to reach the continental places. those of José Bordalás They are having a very irregular season, although they have managed to progress in this Copa del Rey until getting into the fight for the title.
The Valencia eliminated in the first round Utrillas (0-3), in the second and after extra time at Arenteiro (1-3), in the round of 32 at Cartagena (1-2) and in the round of 16 at Athletic Balearic Islands (1-2). The Valencianists met their first Primera, the Cadiz, in a quarterfinal in which they won at Mestalla by 2-1. Already in the semifinals, a two-legged match, they drew 1-1 against Athletic de Bilbao in the first leg at San Mamés before a goal from Guedes will tip the scales in the second leg at Mestalla (1-0).
Guedes, precisely, has been the main headache during the week for the Valencian team. A cervical contracture made him not travel to Villarreal last Wednesday, but it is expected that the ‘7’ could be of the game in the final. In the same way, Valencia hopes to recover Gabriel Paulistawith a muscle injury in recent games but wanting to be present in Charterhouse.
The Valencia dispute the eighteenth Copa del Rey final of its history, with a balance of eight won and nine lost. The black and white were proclaimed champions in 1941, 1949, 1954, 1967, 1979, 1999, 2008 and 2019. They have won the last three finals they have played, the last one three years ago. Then they defeated Barcelona 2-1 with goals from Gameiro and Rodrigo.
When is Betis – Valencia played in the Copa del Rey final?
The great King’s Cup Final it’s played Today, Saturday, April 24, at 10:00 p.m.
Where to watch Betis – Valencia in the Copa del Rey final?
The match can be seen openly on Telecinco, Mediaset channel. You can follow all the information about the final live on the sports world website.