On Saturday, May 30, 2015 the Spanish Copa Del Rey will kick off at the Camp Nou as FC Barcelona hope to add a second trophy to their season and get closer to the treble. Barcelona will face off against Athletic Bilbao, who they beat in both meetings during La Liga and hope to make it a third win on Saturday night.
Barcelona will look to add to their silverware as they won La Liga BBVA already but hope to add their 27 Copa del Rey title to their shelves. As for Athletic Bilbao, they have been able to win the Copa de Rey 23 times and hope to add a 24th this year. The last time Barcelona won the Spanish Cup was back in 2012 against Athletic Bilabo in a 3-0 score. For Athletic Bilbao, the last time they won the title was back in 1984, 31 years ago, and hope to end that streak on Saturday night.
Both of these teams have great history between them. They have meet nine times in the Copa del Rey final with Barcelona winning four of the nine meetings and Bilbao winning five. Bilbao won the title four years in a row back in the 1930’s while Barcelona won the title three years in a row in the 1950’s.
The game will kick off at 12:00PM PST/8PM CET and we will bring you minute by minute updates on the game.
