HE real Madrid lost more finals King’s Cup which one won. This is a fact that has not been repeated in other competitions and has turned into an uncomfortable scenario for whites. He has lifted trophies up to 19 times and left disappointed not to win the title in 20 finals. Your review of the white record in KO competition in the 21st century doesn’t inspire much confidence either.
Bale’s journey on Bartra
Since 2000, the ‘merengues’ have played five finals with three failures and two hierarchical victories, yes, against FC Barcelona. Mestalla witnessed both. In the first match, Mourinho was on the bench and Cristiano Ronaldo fell majestically to the ground. Finishing Ángel Di María’s cross in 2011 and giving him the title.
Second, in 2014, Carlo Ancelotti was on the bench of the last player trained by the Whites. The Italian entered the line formed by eleven on April 16. Iker Casillas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao; Xabi, Modric, Isco, Di Maria; Benzema and Ballet. And in the second part they also entered Illarramendi, Casemiro and Varane.
Authors of the goals noodle Di María, Bartra and Bale embark on that spectacular journey that put Bartra down before he scored the team’s championship-winning goal. Florentine. That was nine seasons ago, and they can replay this Saturday in addition to Carletto on the bench, Carvajal on the right, Modric if they finish recovery, and a Nacho who didn’t play a minute in the final. They are the only ones in the current roster to enjoy the success of this title..
From ‘Centenariazo’ to the shipwreck against Real Zaragoza
But in addition to these two titles, Real Madrid has three deletions on its record from 2000, both at the Santiago Bernabéu. The first and most painful was the ‘Centenariazo’ day of the white club on March 6, 2002. That night the whites celebrated their 100th anniversary.Playing the Cup final against a Deportivo who sneaked into the party without raising his voice.
Deportivistas ruined the Whites’ rendezvous, winning 1-2 for Madrid with goals from Raúl and Diego Tristán, who were signed by Lorenzo Sanz the summer Florentino came, Figo in the seat and Sergio González, the team’s current coach, Cadiz. A very hard blow that tarnished the historic anniversary and It remained as ‘Centenariazo’ in everyone’s memory.. Javier Irureta won the hand of his friend Vicente del Bosque that night.
Shortly after, in 2004, ‘Galácticos’ traveled to Montjuïc to face Zaragoza on 17 March. The party soon disbanded and appeared a goal-filled final where your hands know how to tickle white starsDirected by Carlos Queiroz. Beckham and Roberto Carlos’ goals were worthless because Zaragoza scored three goals. DanielA former Madrid native trained at the Castilla youth academy, another from a junior penalty david villaand one more, decisive, Luciano Galletti In overtime where the Cup ruled on the shores of the Ebro, Víctor Muñoz’s offered him to Virgen del Pilar.
Atlético’s great victory
The last high-profile setback was also at Chamartín, where Mourinho’s Real Madrid hosted. Diego Pablo Simeone’s Atlético are two coaches who supposedly won face-to-face. After Madrid took the lead, the match ended in a draw. Cristiano Ronaldo and Atlético equalized in the 13th minute with Diego Costa’s goal in the 34th minute..
The game went into overtime and there, in a set-ball badly defended by white, Brazilian defender Joao Miranda recorded the final 1-2 in the first part of extra time.. This indians They conquered Castellana and, in a symbolic image, Koke affixed an athletic flag on the grass of the Bernabéu at the party.
For Whites, this sixth final in this century could open the Cup roster of players like Kroos, world champion with Germany and winner of all possible club competitions except the KO tournament in Spain. They also want to debut Courtois, who won by defending the Atlético goal in the Bernabéu final in 2013, and now wants to raise with white. Same for the youngest Vinicius, Rodrygo, Ceballos, Asensio, Camavinga or Tchouaméni.
Insecure before the Champions League
But everyone knows that in recent years there has been a cursed trophy for the club. It’s a title you’ll enjoy more if you finally conquer it, because the road was winding and very challenging. Qualifying rounds are at the limit in Villarreal as Ceballos and Asensio jump on the field to save the teamand qualifying against Atlético and Barcelona in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Although Real Madrid Another Haaland awaits, landing in Madrid in 36 hours After the match in La Cartuja had ended, Carletto, who had warned Arrasate that they would play the final between them, insisted in the locker room that he did not want to be trusted despite the whites’ favor and determined this Cup final as the most important final. of the year. At least for now. And history justifies it. History does not allow trusts.