Betis will play the fifth final in its history

The Betisafter leaving Rayo Vallecano in the ditch in the semifinals, will play next April 23 and in La Cartuja de Sevilla, his fifth final of the Copa del Rey. And he will do it looking for his third Title, after winning two of the four finals to which it has accessed throughout the history of the tournament.

The last verdibalnco victory in the KO tournament dates back to the edition of 2005. On that occasion the Andalusians prevailed over Osasuna in the final by a tight 2-1. Athletic was twice the rival of Villamarín, who won their first title in their second assault on the tournament, with the Biscayans as rivals in 1977.

It was a decisive final in the de penalty sign, after reaching regulation time with a tie at one goal. Carlos had overtaken the Basques in the 14th, López tied at the edge of the break and already in extra time, Dani He returned to place the ‘lions’ with an advantage before López again scored the final 2-2 that took the game to penalties.

There they happened until 20 shots from the fateful point. Luck fell on the Andalusian side when EsnaolaBetis goalkeeper who had converted the eighth shot from Andalusia, stopped his colleague’s shot Iribar. 8-7 for Betis and title for the Verdiblancos, who could not line up their foreign players (Mühren and Ladinsky) since the competition regulations prevented foreign players from playing in the Cup.

These are the four Copa del Rey finals that Real Betis has played to date:

Year, match, result:

1931, Athletic-Betis, 3-1

1977, Betis-Athletic, 2-2 (8-7 pens.)

1997, Barça-Betis, 3-2

2005, Betis-Osasuna, 2-1

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