The Copa del Rey has seen no scarcity of shocks in recent times, with six totally different winners coming prior to now six years. Final season noticed Athletic Membership increase the trophy for the primary time in 40 years, however they’ve already been eradicated, as have their slayers Osasuna. The winner of the 2025 competitors is ready to be one of many large weapons of Spanish soccer although.
A mouth-watering semi-final draw has been arrange, with two of Atetico Madrid, Actual Madrid and Barcelona to face off, and the opposite to be given a troublesome process in opposition to Actual Sociedad. La Actual beat Osasuna within the final spherical, and Rayo Vallecano the spherical earlier than, and have crushed Barcelona and drawn with Atletico Madrid this season already. The Txuri-Urdin lifted the trophy final in 2021.
🚨🇦🇷 Rodrigo De Paul has been named Atlético Madrid Participant of the Month for January. He wins it for the second time in a row.
What a season he’s having! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/qEcaD7w72H
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) February 11, 2025
Atletico are the facet with the longest drought, having not gained the competitors since 2013. They put Getafe to the sword within the final spherical, thumping Los Azulones 5-0 on the Metropolitano. Simply this previous weekend, they drew 1-1 with the 2023 winners on the Santiago Bernabeu. Considerably surprisingly, Actual Madrid have lifted the Copa simply thrice prior to now 32 years – they snuck previous Leganes in stoppage time final week.
Barcelona come into the semi-finals off the again of a 5-1 win over Valencia at Mestalla, and are the document winners of the Copa del Rey, with 31 Copas to their identify. Their 2021 win was Lionel Messi’s final trophy for the membership.
Breaking: FermĂn LĂłpez has been suspended for one recreation following his crimson card in opposition to Sevilla.
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) February 12, 2025
The primary leg will happen on the twenty fifth, twenty sixth or twenty seventh of February, with the return leg over a month afterward the first, 2nd or third of April. There is no such thing as a seeding for the house or away ties.