Rüdiger loses rag after epic Barca Copa win drives Real to red card rage

Somewhere in the noise and the pandemonium Madrid had three players shown red cards: Lucas Vázquez, Antonio Rüdiger and Jude Bellingham.  

Barcelona players raise their trophy after winning Spanish Cup 'Copa del Rey' (King's Cup) final football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at La Cartuja stadium in Seville, on April 26, 2025. Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images

Copa del Rey Final: Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid (aet)

It was late, and they were tired, but with four minutes left and long after midnight in Seville, everyone prepared for penalties now, Jules Koundé found the strength to send a shot flying into the net and the Barcelona fans into raptures. The fireworks were lit and the men in blue and red sprinted towards him from all sides: here, at last, it was. An epic Copa del Rey final, a first clásico final in 11 years, had a winner. They had been a goal up and a goal down, they had thought they had a last-minute penalty to win it only to watch it get taken away from them again, but now it was 3-2 and the Catalan side had done it.