.jpg) TheMetropolitano Stadium inMadrid held the final | |||||||
| Event | 2017–18 Copa del Rey | ||||||
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| Date | 21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) | ||||||
| Venue | Metropolitano Stadium,Madrid | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Jesús Gil Manzano[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 62,623[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 11 °C (52 °F) 82%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2018 Copa del Rey final was anAssociation football match played on 21 April 2018 to decide the winner of the2017–18 Copa del Rey, the 116th edition ofSpain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played).
The match was betweenSevilla andBarcelona at theMetropolitano Stadium inMadrid. As of 2025, this was the latest final to be held outside of the city ofSeville.
Barcelona won the final 5–0 for their fourth consecutive and a record-extending 30th overall Copa del Rey title.
Barcelona were competing in their 40th Copa del Rey final, extending the record of 39 which they previously shared withReal Madrid, having won 29 titles prior, a competition record. They were the reigning champions, having defeatedDeportivo Alavés 3–1 in the earlier2017 final at theVicente Calderón inMadrid. This was their fifth consecutive final, a feat never accomplished before, and were seeking a fourth consecutive title, a record shared by Real Madrid (1905, 1906, 1907, 1908) andAthletic Bilbao (1930, 1931, 1932, 1933).
Sevilla were competing in their ninth Copa del Rey final, having won a total of five titles prior (1935,1939,1948,2007 and2010).
The pairing was a rematch from the2016 final, where Barcelona won 2–0 after extra time.
| Sevilla | Round | Barcelona | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Opponent | Result | Legs | |
| Cartagena | 7–0 | 3–0 away; 4–0 home | Round of 32 | Murcia | 8–0 | 3–0 away; 5–0 home |
| Cádiz | 4–1 | 2–0 away; 2–1 home | Round of 16 | Celta Vigo | 6–1 | 1–1 away; 5–0 home |
| Atlético Madrid | 5–2 | 2–1 away; 3–1 home | Quarter-finals | Espanyol | 2–1 | 0–1 away; 2–0 home |
| Leganés | 3–1 | 1–1 away; 2–0 home | Semi-finals | Valencia | 3–0 | 1–0 home; 2–0 away |
          Sevilla |      Barcelona |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules
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