They have played 39, like Athletic, and have lost 20, four more than the lions who have 23 titles compared to 19 for the madridistas
Barcelona is the king of the competition, the one that has won the most titles, 31, and the one that has played the most finals, 42; has only lost 11
Real Madrid will play their 40th Copa del Rey final against Osasuna this Saturday in Sevilleof which he has won 19, being the team that has lost the most finals with a total of 20. The rojillos have only played one2005and they fell to Betis in extra time 2-1 after finishing regulation time with a draw at one. the cup is the oldest tournament of Spanish football, whose The first final was played in 1903 between Athletic and Madrid at the time (now Real Madrid), with a 3-2 victory for the people from Bilbao.
Barcelona is the king of the competition, the one that has won the most titles with 31and the one who has played the most finals, 42 of which he only lost 11. Real Madrid follows him in disputed finals39, like Athleticalthough the whites will undo the tie this Saturday. The lions are the second in the ranking of titles won with 23four more than the madridistas and eight less than the blaugranas. the fourth team with most trophies won is the At. Madrid, with 10, and Valencia closes the top 5, with 8 Cups in its showcases.
ATHLETIC, THE BLACK WHITE BEAST
Of the 20 finals that Real Madrid has lost, six were against Athletic Bilbaowho won two of the eight they have played. The At. Madrid follows the Bilbao team by winning four of the five finals that they played against the whites. Barcelona, on the contrary, won three, but lost four of the seven they have faced. This statistic is closed by Real Unión and Espanyol, who defeated the whites on two occasions. The Irunese did not play any more finals with the madridistas, while the parrots lost one so the balance of both is positive in their final clashes against the madrileños.
The circumstance occurs that the real Madrid It has been nine years without sticking its nose out of a final of the King’s Cup. The last time he played was in 2014 in the first stage of Carlo Ancelotti on the white bench. They beat Barcelona 2-1. Since then, his appearances in this competition have ended with more pain than glory.. Now, with the Italian on the bench, they once again have the opportunity to play his final 40 against an opponent who attacks his second chance to achieve a title that would be the most important in its long history.