Barcelona and Real Madrid meet in Copa del Rey final with more than a trophy on the line

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid compete in the final of the Copa del Rey, which will be played on Saturday, April 26, from 15:00, in the stadium La Cartuja Sevilla.

The Netherlands is enjoying King's Day this Saturday, but in Spain everyone is captivated by the first of two 'royal' fixtures. The final of the Copa del Rey between Barcelona and Real Madrid tonight (kick-off at 22:00) may be a kind of appetizer for the league meeting on 11 May, but there is 'just' a cup to be won. Who will strike the first blow?

More explosiveness is hardly possible: The Spanish arch rivals meet in the Copa del Rey in the final match.

In the glory cast, the Copa del Rey is the title least valued by the big teams, but tonight there are two powerful reasons for the small to become gigantic. One is purely sporty: the day of the Copa final is the best of the year for the national football liturgy. The other goes further: it is played by Real Madrid and Barça, which means that the symbolic container of both will make the party an emotional burst with worldwide resonance.

Copa Del Rey Final: Real Madrid and Barcelona lock horns in storied Spanish Cup finale

Barcelona, in scintillating form, faces a stumbling Real Madrid in Saturday’s Copa del Rey final that offers the Catalan side a chance to inflict a third humiliation on its rival, which is seeking redemption as it bids to avoid a trophyless campaign.

Real and Barcelona are fighting in Seville for the King's Cup. Liverpool and Bayern could already be champions. Roma challenge Inter. Šeško in Frankfurt. Two derbies in Croatia.