One more step. The first title of the season is now within reach after Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad in extra time at the Santiago Bernabéu. It was not easy and the Whites had to wait until the last gasp, but they will be playing in their 41st final next Saturday 26th April at the Cartuja.
A final that will be the decider. And the fact is that, as we said, the Whites have already played 40 finals with a balance of 20 titles and 20 defeats, so this, the 41st, will be the decider. In addition, in Seville Ancelotti will be looking to become the only Real Madrid coach with three Copa del Rey titles.
Waiting for him there will be FC Barcelona after their narrow victory last night at the Metropolitano against Atlético de Madrid. In a good first half for the Catalans, Ferran Torres appeared to be in his most prolific moment and scored a goal assisted by, of course, Lamine Yamal, who left it to him to just have to push it in. Then, in the second half, Hansi Flick’s men knew how to suffer to set up the final of the Clásico.
For Barça it will be their 43rd final. Without a doubt, it is their favorite competition thanks to the 31 titles they have won throughout their history, although to find the last one we have to go back to the 2020-21 season.
By qualifying for the final, both Real Madrid and Barça are in with a chance of winning a juicy prize beyond the title and defeating their eternal rival. Pending the official figures for this edition, the champion team would pocket some 1,200,000 euros, while the runner-up would receive 1,000,000 euros.
The other First Division teams that have participated in the tournament have received 660,000 euros just for playing in it.
In addition to this money, the 33 million euros corresponding to television rights revenue is also distributed. The teams that play in LaLiga EA Sports keep 26.73 million euros distributed equally among the 20 clubs.