| Event | 2008–09 Copa del Rey | ||||||
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| Date | 13 May 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Mestalla,Valencia | ||||||
| Referee | Luis Medina Cantalejo | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 18 °C (64 °F)[1] | ||||||
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The2009 Copa del Rey final was the 107th final of the Spanish cup competition, theCopa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The final was played atMestalla inValencia on 13 May 2009. The match was won byFC Barcelona, who beatAthletic Bilbao 4–1. This was the first title of Barcelona that year, before winningLa Liga and theUEFA Champions League to earn their firsttreble.
| Barcelona | Round | Athletic Bilbao | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Opponent | Result | Legs | |
| Benidorm | 2–0 | 0–1 away; 1–0 home | Round of 32 | Recreativo | 3–2 | 2–0 home; 2–1 away |
| Atlético Madrid | 5–2 | 1–3 away; 2–1 home | Round of 16 | Osasuna | 3–1 | 1–1 away; 2–0 home |
| Espanyol | 3–2 | 0–0 away; 3–2 home | Quarterfinals | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | 0–0 home; 1–2 away |
| Mallorca | 3–1 | 2–0 home; 1–1 away | Semifinals | Sevilla | 4–2 | 2–1 away; 3–0 home |
          Athletic Bilbao |    Barcelona |
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The pre-match playing ofSpain's national anthem prompted widespread booing fromCatalan nationalist fans of FC Barcelona andBasque nationalist fans of Athletic Bilbao.Televisión Española (TVE) cut away from its coverage as soon as this started and consequently did not show the playing of the anthem live, instead showing it at half time with the booing edited out. Afterwards, its director Javier Pons apologised for the "mistake", and Julian Reyes, the head of sports news, was fired as a result of the censorship.[2]
