The Real Madrid obtained the Saturday his twentieth Glass of the King after defeating to the Osasuna in The Cartuja (2-1). Faithful to his habit, the FC Barcelona was the first team in congratulating to the 'merengues' with a message published in his official account of Twitter grieve concluded the party. "Happinesses to the Real Madrid, champion of the Glass of Rey", wrote the culés in his profiles in Spanish, Catalan, English and Japanese.
In spite of the deterioration of the institutional relations with the 'White House' as a result of the 'case Negreira, the club keeps the lordship and did not doubt in congratulating to his rival, that besides went hangman of the culés in semifinals after the hard 0-4 fit in the turn contested in Catalonia. Curiously, the last Glass won by the 'merengues' dated of nine years ago, in front of the Barça in Mestalla (2-1) and with Carlo Ancelotti in the bench.
Third title in the last 30 years for the Madrid
From the title obtained in the season 1992/93, the Madrid grieve has won the Glass in three opportunities, contanto the title of this season. Previously, the whites had won the Classical of 2011 and 2014 in front of the Barça, breaking with the title of the 2010/11 a drought of 18 years without raising the trophy. Ten years ago, the then directed group by José Mourinho fell home in front of the Athletic of Madrid in extention (1-2).
Previously, the 'merengues' had fallen in the finals of 2002 (Sportive The Coruña) and 2004 (Saragossa). Particularly painful was the reverse in front of the Galicians, in a final contested in Santiago Bernabéu the day of the centenary of the club (6 March). With the title of the Saturday, the Madrid adds 20 titles and 20 subcampeonatos, being the third more winning team of the competition, behind the Ahtletic of Bilbao (23) and the FC Barcelona (31).
The Barça keeps his command in the Glass
By his part, the group blaugrana keeps on being wide dominador of the tournament, adding a total of nine titles in the last 30 years. The last arrived in the 2020/21, also in The Cartuja in front of the Bilbao (0-4). The Basques also fell in front of the Barça in 2009, 2012 and 2015, two of these seasons in which the culés finish winning the triplete. The other recent titles arrived in front of Betis (1997), Mallorca (1998), Seville (2016 and 2018) and Alavés (2017).