The strike by Jules Kounde deep in extra time saw Barcelona Real Madrid 3-2 overcome in a Copa del Rey final for the centuries.
A Clasico or Srugs was arranged in Barca's advantage on Saturday, while the Hansi Flick team kept their high hope alive.
Kounde was Barca's hero in Estadio La Cartuja when he drilled a powerful, low effort in the net from outside the box to put them back in the 116th minute.
Madrid had previously come from behind in a normal time thanks to two goals in the room of seven minutes.
Kylian Mbappe, as a half-time replacement, canceled Pedri's 28th minute more open with a free kick that clattered in the left, before Aurelien Tchouameni nodded home from Arda Guler's Corner.
Barca hit late when Antonio Rudiger and Thibaut Courtois were caught by a ball over the top, from which Ferran Torres recovered cool parity.
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bergoetxea, who asked Madrid to be removed from the official match after he had eliminated in a press conference before the game because of what he mentioned as unfair treatment by the media channels of the club, and then pointed to the last minute of the last minute of the Asencio in the last minute.
After a VAR check, he set his decision instead, however, and Raphinha considered to dive because the contact was insufficient.
Because Madrid Vinicius Junior had lost in injury, Torres came close to placing Barca at the front in the first half of extra time, but it was defender Kounde who performed to make the difference when he cut out the sloppy pass of Luka Modric.
Tempers cooked when full-time approached, with Rudiger-Die had been collected by Carlo Ancelotti because he responded wildly to a decision to give Barcelona a free kick.
And the resulting set piece, the hope of Madrid was ended by the whistle, and Los Blancos, who also sent Lucas Vazquez away after full-time, must now try to gather for another Clasico, this time what could be a Laara title decision on 11 May.
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Brilliant Barca comes across the line
Kounde was the unlikely hero in the night, but Barca's determination after being down 2-1 was really remarkable to look.
This was the eighth Copa del Rey final between these two major rivals, and Barca has now leveled the score in terms of victories, with each side claiming four.
Barcelona won the Copa del Rey for a record-expanding 32nd time, and despite the revival of Madrid, they were eventually worth the victors.
Their first half performance was excellent, especially in the absence of star striker Robert Lewandowski, which was excluded due to injury. Torres, who ends as the top scorer in Copa del Rey of this season with six goals, filled admirable at the top, while Raphinha was a constant threat and Pedri's finish for the opener sublime.
The Spaniard was taken by Lamine Yamal, who has now contributed to goals in his last three Clasico appearances, scored twice and offered one assist. He became the fourth Barca player who achieved that performance since the beginning of 2013-14, after Luis Suarez, Sergi Roberto and Raphinha.
Flick's side has now only lost one of their last 28 games in all matches-that one loss is their 3-1 reversed by the hands of Borussia Dortmund on April 15. They have included the joint victories in all the competitions of each team in Europe's Big Five Leagues in 2025, level with Paris Saint-Germain at 23.
It is also a third consecutive Clasico victory for Barca, which previously triumphed the Espana Final and Laliga -proof value in the Supercopa. The next Clasico could also be the title decision maker.
Barca is the team of Europe's Big Five Leagues that scored the most goals this season (155) in all competitions, and although their defense could not hold the Stars -lined attack by Madrid, the quality of the Blaugrana at the top of the field that was ultimately told.
The challenge for Flick is to continue and win LaLiga and the Champions League, which only became the second Barca coach in history who won his first three Clasicos in all competitions, after Pep Guardiola (five between 2008 and 2010).
Is that goodbye to Don Carlo?
This now feels like the end for Ancelotti at Real Madrid, who did their utmost to create a furore in the construction of the match with their request to be achieved the referee.
Madrid was far from happily officing throughout the game, although, after they have reached ahead, they really only have the blame for wasting the management.
For those short moments late in the second half of the normal time, it looked like one of those famous comebacks in Madrid. But it would not be the case, and with a backlog of four points to fall into Laliga, it probably seems that Los Blancos will end the season without silverware.
Modric, so often the Mercurial in Madrid's midfield, made the sloppy turnover that led to the winner of Kounde. The Croatian made his 37th Clasico appearance, similar to Fernando Hierro, Raul Gonzalez and Iker Casillas for the 10th most played games in the game.
Mbappe, who started the game on the couch because of an ankle injury, was introduced during the break with Madrid who stared through the defeat, and it is honest to say that he has changed the game. He then won and converted the free kick for the equalizer and also thought he had won a penalty, only a few moments after Kounde's goal, to be only sidelined.
The France star has been involved in eight goals in its last six finals (six goals and two assists – three for PSG and three for Madrid) and scored in each of his four such performances for Los Blancos. He is the first Laliga player to achieve that for every team, but it wasn't enough.
On the way to the game, Madrid led all teams in the Copa del Rey this season for Schoten (155), Schoten on Doel (61), expected goals (14.5 expected goals) and great opportunities created (30). But at night they were limited to only 0.82 xg, while Barca ended with a more impressive XG of 1.76.
Ancelotti has won a total of 15 titles with Madrid. He is their most successful coach when it comes to the trophies won, and he supervised Los Blancos' 2-1 Copa del Rey Triumph in 2014 about Barca, but it seems that writing is now on the wall for the Italian.