Nine years later, Real Madrid will once again play a Copa del Rey final. It will do so after having lifted the semifinal tie against Barça. And they also did it with a resounding win at the Spotify Camp Nou, where they won 0-4, a number of goals that the whites had not scored in the Blaugrana fiefdom since 1963.
The sports covers (and most of the general ones) took one of the classics as their main image. While the Madrid press praised the white feat, calling their triumph a "dance" and a "bathroom", the Catalan press highlighted the harshness and pain felt by Barça and its fans, even more so after having won the first leg of the semifinals in the Bernabéu (0-1).
Mundo Deportivo: "Hard goodbye"
Barça falls with a bang in the classic and says goodbye to the possibility of a double. Xavi's team sank after the first goal and Benzema finished it off with a hat-trick
Mark: "What a dance!"
Madrid, to the final after a superb bath to Barcelona. 'Hat-trick' of the Benzema of the great occasions. The whites will play their 40th final against Osasuna on the 6th in Seville.
Sport: "KO Doloroso"
Barça says goodbye to the Cup and the treble receiving a tough win at the Spotify Camp Nou. The blaugranas were able to sentence in the first part, but the errors in defense gave wings to Madrid.
AS: "Bath and end"
Madrid meets Osasuna in Seville after a historic victory at the Camp Nou. Three and a half goals from Benzema. Recital by Camvinga, Modric and Vinícius.
L'Esportiu: "Trasbals" ("Strike")
Barça disappears in a disconcerting second half, is forcefully subdued by Madrid and is left without a Cup final.
Superdeporte: "Three from Benzema, final against Osasuna and culé blush"
L'Équipe: "Prodigious Benzema"
El Mundo: "Madrid's feast at the Camp Nou to reach the final": Real Madrid qualified last night for the Cup final after beating Barça (0-4) in a match in which Benzema, author of three goals, and Vinícius. The white team will play the final against Osasuna on May 6 in Seville.
El País: "Madrid beat Barça (0-4) and reach the Copa del Rey final": The team coached by Carlo Ancelotti prevailed at the Camp Nou and will play the decisive match of the competition against Osasuna.
El Periódico: "Barça debacle": Real Madrid will play the final of the Copa del Rey with Osasuna after endorsing Xavi's broken team 0-4.
La Razón: "A win that is worth a final": Madrid led by Benzema came back in style from the Cup semifinal at the Camp Nou (0-4). The white team was much better than Barça.
Ara: "Humiliated": Madrid thrashed Barça yesterday at the Camp Nou to turn around the Cup semifinal and reach the final. The 0-1 in the first leg was of no use to the Catalans, unable to respond to the white effectiveness.
La Vanguardia: "Real Madrid strikes down Barcelona": Real Madrid qualified for the Copa del Rey final yesterday after coming back from behind against Barcelona (0-4) in a gray match for Xavi Hernández's team. After a competitive first half, a goal from Vinícius jr. On the verge of halftime, he did a lot of damage to the Blaugrana, who did not know how to react in a second half to forget and that had Benzema as the protagonist.
