Ferran Torres: Top scorer of the Copa del Rey and MVP of the final

FC Barcelona obtained its thirty-second Copa del Rey against Real Madrid (3-2) in a very special match for Ferran Torres. The 'Shark' obtained his first trophy of the competition in La Cartuja and, in addition, he took the top scorer of the tournament thanks to the goal that sent the match into extra time.

In the 84th minute, the '7' took advantage of a long pass from Lamine Yamal to anticipate Antonio Rüdiger. Thibaut Courtois came out desperately to try to shrink the striker, but the Belgian arrived a second late and the Valencian left him watered, defining into an empty goal with a soft touch with the right.

This was Ferran's sixth goal in 5 Copa matches, after scoring against Betis in the round of 16 (5-1), Valencia in the quarterfinals ('hat-trick' in the 0-5) and Atlético de Madrid in 'semis' (0-1). The Foiós player scored the goal that was worth the pass to the final and also appeared in the most critical moment of the match, shaking the nets to equalize the match six minutes before the end.

Ferran Torres reaches 18 goals in 2024-25 and continues to respond as a '9'

Ferran Torres, in the play of Barça's second goal

In this way, the 'Shark' took the top scorer of the Copa with 6 goals, one more than Endrick (Real Madrid) and Julián Álvarez (Atlético), both with 5 goals. The striker did not play in the debut in the round of 32 against Barbastro (0-4) and was only a substitute in the round of 16 against Betis.

In the absence of Robert Lewandowski, Torres continues to respond as the team's '9' and already has 18 goals in 42 matches (1,652 minutes) this season. Only Raphinha (30) and 'Lewy' (40) surpass him among the team's top scorers, although the Spaniard maintains a better scoring average so far in 24-25.

And it is that, after the Copa final, Ferran averages one goal every 92 minutes, just like Lewandowski, although the Pole (3,671') doubles his minutes in 48 appearances. Rafa, on the other hand, scores every 136'. 

The key to the comeback: Ferran Torres explains Barça's victory

After the match, Ferran Torres made clear the reasons why Barcelona managed to come back in the Copa final against Real Madrid. The team was down on the scoreboard in the 77th minute (1-2), but always trusted in being able to keep the title.

"Right now we are not aware of what we have done. We have turned the score around because we have believed until the end. We have put a lot of claw and a lot of heart to come back", began by saying the 'Shark'.

In that sense, he added: "We do not lose hope until the end and today it has shown it. We have pulled from a winning gene and claw to reach the victory". In addition, he did not hesitate to 'get wet' about the dream of winning the treble.

"You trust but without relaxing. Just as we are alive in everything you can lose. We are with confidence and wanting more, that pressure is good for us", he pointed out. After the match, the '7' was chosen as the MVP of the final.