barcelona wins Copa del Rey in thrilling final

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling final of the Copa del Rey. The Catalans secured their victory with a brilliant goal from Jules Kunde in the second half of extra time.

This historic match was held on Saturday, April 26, at the Estadio de la Cartuja in Seville, Spain. Although the match was tied 2-2 at the end of the regular time, Barcelona successfully secured the victory in extra time.

Barcelona started playing attacking football from the start of the match. The first goal came in just 12 minutes, with a visionary shot by Pedri. Real Madrid could not mount any resistance in the first half. However, Real came back in the second half, with Kylian Mbappe scoring a free-kick in the 70th minute.

Then, in the 74th minute, Arda Güler's corner was converted by Çuyömeni to give Real Madrid a 2–1 lead. But in the 83rd minute, Ferran Torres equalised for Barcelona after a pass from Yamal. The goal was made possible by mistakes by Real goalkeepers Courtois and Rüdiger.

In the 115th minute of extra time, Barcelona's Jules Kunde scored a brilliant shot past Real goalkeeper Courtois, securing Barcelona's victory. This gave Barcelona their 32nd Copa del Rey title, the most in Copa del Rey history.

Tensions flared towards the end of the match when Real's Rüdiger and Lucas Vázquez were shown red cards for throwing objects over the sideline in protest at the referee's decision.

This victory is Barcelona's second title of the season, as they previously won the Spanish Super Cup by defeating Real Madrid.