The Copa del Rey has not seen any shortage of shocks in recent years, with six different winners in the past six years. Last season Athletic Club saw the trophy for the first time in 40 years, but they have already been eliminated, just like their Slayers Osasuna. However, the winner of the 2025 competition is one of the great guns of Spanish football.
A dominant semi -final draw has been set up, with two from Atetico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona to offer the head, and the other to get a difficult task against Real Sociedad. La Real defeated Osasuna in the final round, and Rayo Vallecano the round earlier, and has defeated Barcelona and already signed with Atletico Madrid this season. The Txuri Urdin lifted the trophy as the last in 2021.
Atletico is the side with the longest drought, after they have not won the competition since 2013. They put Getafe in the final round in the final round, which bang azulones 5-0 in the Metropolitano. Last weekend they traveled 1-1 with the 2023 winners in the Santiago Bernabeu. Somewhat surprisingly, Real Madrid has only lifted the Copa three times in the last 32 years – she took over Leganes in stopping time last week.
Barcelona comes in the semi-final behind the back of a 5-1 win over Valencia in Mestalla, and are the record winners of the Copa del Rey, with 31 Copas to their name. Their 2021 victory was Lionel Messi's last trophy for the club.
The first stage takes place on 25, 26 or 27 February, with the return bone more than a month later on 1, 2, 2 or 3 April. There is no sowing for the house or road tires.
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