A first Clasico Copa del Rey final in 11 years, and the ending had a box-set-worth of drama crammed into the closing stages. A late stunner to hand Barcelona the lead; a penalty opportunity for Real Madrid chalked off; red cards for Lucas Vázquez, Antonio Rüdiger and Jude Bellingham, and the Germany international needing to be restrained from confronting the referee.
Jules Koundé’s extra-time winner was one to savour and celebrate, but the lasting flavour of this match came in the calamitous finale.
Barcelona had taken a 28th-minute lead through Pedri, only for Real to wrest the ascendancy back in the second half through Kylian Mbappe and Aurélien Tchouaméni.