Barça and Valencia have confronted thrice in finals of Glass of Rey

After resolving his classification in the turn of his respective eliminatory of 'semis', FC Barcelona and Valencia will see the faces in the final of the Glass of the King 2018-19. Catalans and Valencians took down to Real Madrid and Real Betis, and will contest the decisive clash by the title the Saturday 25 May in Benito Villamarín. They are not few them auguran an authentic partidazo in the coliseo verdiblanco.

By his path in the competition, in which they add 30 entorchados by seven of his rival, and carry six finals followed and four consecutive trophies, the culés appear like main favourites, although they will have to show it on the terrain of game. The excesses of confidence can pay very expensive, and this know it well in the City Condal, where several members of the staff warned on the subject after imposing in the Classical.

Throwing the sight backwards, the precedents also are dyed of Barcelona, since in the three occasions in which they shared final there were two victories barcelonistas. The third was for the blanquinegros, although it is necessary to remember that the last of these meetings took place in a lejanísima season 1970-71. Since it has rained enough for both applicants.

The first party by the Glass took place in the course 1951-52, in a New Stadium of Chamartín that later would happen to call Santiago Bernabéu. In half hour commanded the 'che' thanks to a doublet of Driveways, but Basora and Vila forced the extention and the so many of Kubala and César in the lengthen finish deciding a 4-2.

Little later, in the campaign 1953-54 and in the same stage produced the second duel, that in this case fell in favour of the edict valencianista. In the capital there was not colour and the trophy remained it to him the group that acted like venue, that pulled his advantage to a 3-0 that cimentó with a doublet of Strong and rounded with a target of Driveways.

A lot afterwards, there was momentary tiebreaker in the mentioned season 1970-71, this time in the already appointed Santiago Bernabéu. In the statutory time repeated an equalised, with goals of Claramunt and Paquito that they were neutralised by Fusté and Zabalza. The last caused also the expulsion of Sun for protesting, although in the extention Valencia levelled the marker when Valdez put the 3-3 to break the advantage after a doublet of Zabalza. It was a so much of Alfonseda the one who sealed the 4-3 final.

The advantage in the recent duels also is for the Barça

Analysing a period of time more current, the favouritism keeps on being for the Barça. In the last 31 particular clashes great 17 victories, 11 ties and so alone 3 defeats. Precisely, the fragment studied happens the treintena to give fit to a semifinal of Glass of Rey, the only of the four in these years that fell in favour of Valencia (season 2007-08). The three following, including the one of the past year, went for the culés.