The Portuguese manager's debut final in Spain ends in spectacular fashion as Madrid require extra time to end their four year trophy drought.Real Madrid were crowned Copa del Rey champions for the 18th time after defeating Barcelona 1-0 after extra time as Jose Mourinho led his side to their first trophy since 2008.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s tremendous header in the first period of extra-time proved enough to separate the two sides come the full-time whistle after valiant defending late on by the side from the capital.
The opening ten minutes were fragmented as the players clashed bringing stoppages to the game, with Pep Guardiola's side keeping the ball as per usual but it was Madrid who had the first sight of goal.
Mesut Oezil chipped into the path of Ronaldo but the Portuguese’s touch made the angle too acute for a shot on target; his shot was going wide before Mascherano hacked it straight back to Madrid.
Oezil worked space for a cross and it nearly met by his international teammate, Sami Khedira but the German’s flicked header could only take the ball away from target.
Free-kicks continued to dominate the opening exchanges and as the tensions of the game grew the referee, Alberto Undiano, was required to control a ruckus between the two sides.
Football began to grow in stature as the game progressed with Ronaldo forcing Jose Pinto into a smart save. Los Blancos broke-away resulting in the Portuguese forward striking low from an acute angle but the Barca ‘keeper was able to palm it away.
Pepe then raced in on Sergio Busquets, who had reclaimed the loose ball, and slid into the Blaugrana midfielder only for Alberto Undiano to refuse Barcelona’s claim of a second yellow card to be shown to the Portuguese man.
Real Madrid suddenly created true football class minutes before the break through Pepe when Oezil swung in a beautiful cross. The Portuguese man leapt higher than Dani Alves, only to watch as it rebounded off the inside of the upright and away to safety.
The second-half brought about an early penalty appeal for the Catalan side when Andreas Iniesta tumbled into the area but Alberto Undiano signalled for the Spanish maestro to get back to his feet.
Barcelona began to get into their rhythm with Lionel Messi and Dani Alves combining on the edge of the Real Madrid penalty area only for the Madrid defenders to crowd out the Argentine international and clear the danger.
Mesut Oezil chipped into the path of Ronaldo but the Portuguese’s touch made the angle too acute for a shot on target; his shot was going wide before Mascherano hacked it straight back to Madrid.
Oezil worked space for a cross and it nearly met by his international teammate, Sami Khedira but the German’s flicked header could only take the ball away from target.
Free-kicks continued to dominate the opening exchanges and as the tensions of the game grew the referee, Alberto Undiano, was required to control a ruckus between the two sides.
Football began to grow in stature as the game progressed with Ronaldo forcing Jose Pinto into a smart save. Los Blancos broke-away resulting in the Portuguese forward striking low from an acute angle but the Barca ‘keeper was able to palm it away.
Pepe then raced in on Sergio Busquets, who had reclaimed the loose ball, and slid into the Blaugrana midfielder only for Alberto Undiano to refuse Barcelona’s claim of a second yellow card to be shown to the Portuguese man.
Real Madrid suddenly created true football class minutes before the break through Pepe when Oezil swung in a beautiful cross. The Portuguese man leapt higher than Dani Alves, only to watch as it rebounded off the inside of the upright and away to safety.
The second-half brought about an early penalty appeal for the Catalan side when Andreas Iniesta tumbled into the area but Alberto Undiano signalled for the Spanish maestro to get back to his feet.
Barcelona began to get into their rhythm with Lionel Messi and Dani Alves combining on the edge of the Real Madrid penalty area only for the Madrid defenders to crowd out the Argentine international and clear the danger.
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