He real Madrid will play this Saturday at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville (10:00 pm) in front of Osasuna his 40th last of cup. The longest tournament in Spanish football historically it is quite rare for a white team to be runner-up (20) more times than champion (19). In fact, the merengue club owns only one trophy, one achieved to win three consecutive Cups (1905, 1906 and 1907), to which it added 1908. Championship of Spain It can be kept by clubs that win it three times in a row or five alternately after being delivered the last time.
The whites, who won their first KO tournament title in 1905 after losing Athletic (1-0), they won the match boat his last Cup, on April 16, 2014 at Mestalla (1-2), thanks to a goal from the Welshman Gareth Bale in the 85th minute. It is the third club with the most trophies (19), behind boat (31) and Athletic (24). The first time Real Madrid lost a cup final was in 1903 against the lions (3-2) and the last time, in 2013 against Atletico Madrid (1-2) in Santiago Bernabeu.
The worst streak of lost finals for the meringues without any victories in between in the KO tournament occurred between 1918 and 1933, with five defeats: two against royal union (1918 and 1924) and the Athletic (1930 and 1933), and one in front of spanish (1929).
In his last eight Cup finals played, the real Madrid He has won just three: one against Real Zaragoza (1993) and two before FC Barcelona (2011 and 2014). Instead he collapsed in front of her Athletic (1992 and 2013), Real Zaragoza (2004), game (the famous ‘Centennial’ 2002 at the Bernabéu) and boat (1990).
Among the 19 Cups won by real Madrid stands out never to be repeated: to beat the Castileon June 4, 1980 by a resounding 6-1 at Santiago Bernabeu. The first team defeated their subsidiary with goals from Juanito (2), Santillana, Sabido, Del Bosque and García Hernández and achieved the double, because he had previously won at League. He CastileFor his part, his success in the tournament was rewarded with a classification for collect of the next season.
In 20 Cup finals the real Madridhis biggest ‘executioner’ was the Athletic with six titles against whites. they follow him Atletico Madrid, with four; he boat, with three; he royal union and the spanish, with 2; and with one the Valenciahe game and the Real Zaragoza.
Source: La Verdad
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