In the Copa del Rey final, Barcelona secured the title with a 3-2 victory over rivals Real Madrid after extra time, following a 2-2 draw. The match was a great contest for both sides, with the pace of the match exceptionally fast from both sides. The Catalan team displayed a strong will, allowing Flick's men to snatch victory, securing the German coach his first title with the Catalan club. The first half started with a strong and fiery performance from the Catalan players, who imposed their attacking rhythm on the match, in light of the cautious and anticipatory performance from the Merengue players, and the superiority of the sons of coach Hans-Dieter Flick, as they controlled the match to a large extent, and Lamine Yamal was the most prominent source of danger, as he threatened the Royal team’s goal with many dangerous attempts, but the final touch was absent from them. Coach Carlo Ancelotti was forced to take off Ferland Mendy and bring in Fran Garcia in his place due to injury. Yamal continued to torment the Royal team’s left flank, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saved a dangerous header from Jules Kounde, denying him a certain goal. In the 28th minute, Pedri managed to snatch the lead goal for the Catalan team after a decisive pass from Lamine Yamal. This goal greatly ignited the atmosphere of the match, and the Madrid team tried to carry out an offensive response in an attempt to return to the atmosphere of the match. The linesman disallowed Jude Bellingham’s equalizer for offside, and Barcelona players continued their dominance. The big game saw some dangerous attempts, but with a lack of finishing, and the post blocked a dangerous attempt by Ferran Torres, failing to give the Catalan team a second goal in the match. In turn, Real Madrid players tried to regain the initiative, but their attacks were greatly limited, and Vinicius Junior wasted a dangerous one-on-one with goalkeeper Szczesny, so this half ended with Barcelona leading 1-0. At the beginning of the second half, coach Carlo Ancelotti made a quick substitution, bringing on French star Kylian Mbappé for Brazilian Rodrygo. The Royal team players pressed hard, and goalkeeper Szczesny stopped a dangerous attempt from Vinicius Junior. The Polish goalkeeper continued his brilliance and stopped another dangerous attempt from Mbappé. After that, coach Ancelotti brought on Croatian star Luka Modric for Lucas Vazquez and Arda Guler for Dani Ceballos in an attempt to activate the front lines. The Catalan team players met him with quick counterattacks, and Raphinha had a dangerous attempt, shooting beside the post. Vinicius caused great difficulties for the Catalan team’s defense, as he succeeded in penetrating them with many attempts, but the final touch was absent from the Royal team players. Coach Flick tried to make counter substitutions, bringing on Fermin Lopez for Dani Olmo, who was furious at this substitution. Mbappé quickly launched a ball towards the Catalan team’s goal, and Frenkie de Jong was forced to stop him, receiving a yellow card. The referee awarded a free kick, which he took. Mbappé successfully scored the equalizer in the 70th minute. This goal ignited the atmosphere of the match greatly, and the Catalan team tried to apply strong pressure, but the royal team met it with quick counterattacks. Vinicius posed a great danger with his quick penetrations, as he passed Barcelona’s defense to send a cross to Mbappé, who tried to put the ball into the net before defender Inigo Martinez stopped him at the last moment, denying Real Madrid the lead goal. In the last 15 minutes, Aurelien Tchouameni managed to snatch a second goal for the royal team in the 77th minute with a powerful header following a corner kick from Arda Guler. After that, the Catalan team pressed with all their strength in an attempt to achieve the equalizer, and Yamal obtained a dangerous attempt, but goalkeeper Courtois brilliantly stopped him to deny him the equalizer. Coach Flick threw all his offensive cards away, and Ferran Torres managed to snatch the equalizer in the 84th minute after a wonderful pass from Yamal, amid a major misunderstanding between Rudiger and Courtois in the defensive cover. In the 95th minute, defender Raul caused Asensio was awarded a penalty kick after a foul on Rafinha. The referee used VAR to overturn the penalty and give Rafinha a yellow card for diving. The match ended in a 2-2 draw in regulation time, forcing extra time. In the first half of extra time, the Catalan team continued to dominate possession, but posed no real threat to the opposing team's goal. Real Madrid players waited for any defensive lapse to launch counterattacks. At the start of the second half of extra time, Ferran Torres scored a third goal, but the linesman ruled it out for offside. The Catalan team continued to apply intense pressure, and Real Madrid responded with some dangerous attacks, but they lacked the final touch. In the 116th minute, Jules Kounde snatched Barcelona's third goal with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area following a poor pass from Luka Modric. The match ended with Barcelona winning 3-2.