Athletic Club vs Barcelona, 2020-21 Spanish Copa del Rey, Final
· Spanish Copa del Rey
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
Messi nets 2, Barcelona beats Bilbao 4-0 to win Copa del Rey
— Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 to win the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, giving Ronald Koeman his first title as coach of the Catalan club.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 5': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 7': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 9': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 9': Unai López (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 11': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dani García.
- 11': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 11': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 17': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mikel Balenziaga.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 21': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 23': Dani García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 25': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 25': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza with a headed pass.
- 26': Dani García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 30': Foul by Iker Muniain (Athletic Club).
- 30': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 30': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
- 34': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 34': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 34': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 35': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 38': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Dani García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 45': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Lekue replaces Iker Muniain.
- 46': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
- 47': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 48': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 48': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 48': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club).
- 50': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 52': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 53': Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 54': Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 56': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club).
- 56': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 58': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 1. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 61': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 61': Unai López (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 62': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 2. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani García.
- 65': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
- 67': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Núñez replaces Yeray Álvarez.
- 67': Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Villalibre replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 67': Substitution, Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche replaces Unai López.
- 68': Attempt saved. Raúl García (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Vesga.
- 68': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 72': Goal! Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 74': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 74': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
- 75': Attempt missed. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Asier Villalibre (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt missed. Asier Villalibre (Athletic Club) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Ilaix Moriba replaces Pedri.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 83': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 84': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 84': Attempt missed. Raúl García (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 87': VAR Decision: No Goal Athletic Club 0-4 Barcelona.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 89': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club).
- 89': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Offside, Athletic Club. Unai Núñez tries a through ball, but Yuri Berchiche is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 0, Barcelona 4.
Statistics
 BAR |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 76.9 | Possession | 23.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 761 | Accurate Passes | 171 |
| 815 | Passes | 235 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 8 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 24 | Mikel Balenziaga |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 8 | Unai López |
| 14 | Dani García  |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 12 | Álex Berenguer |
| 22 | Raúl García |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
Barcelona (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 28 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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