The game between Valencia and Barcelona will go down in history due to Philippe Coutinho's first goal as a Blaugrana, but mainly because of the records achieved by the team.
The Catalan side defeated Los Naranjeros 2-0 in the second leg of the semi-finals to secure one more appearance in the Copa del Rey final. With their win tonight, Barcelona managed to re-write the tournament's record books for a number of reasons...five of them, actually.
5 - @FCBarcelona are the first team to reach five consecutive #SpanishCup finals. Collection pic.twitter.com/i4izpC5KIi
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 8, 2018
.@FCBarcelona will play in their FIFTH consecutive #CopadelRey final!
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) February 8, 2018
2013/14 vs Real Madrid
2014/15 vs Athletic
2015/16 vs Sevilla
2016/17 vs Alaves
2017/18 vs Sevilla pic.twitter.com/MIbJ2WXn6v
According to ESPN Datos, Barcelona will try to join Athletic Club (1930-1933) and Real Madrid (1905-1908) as the only teams to win this tournament four times in a row. The only difference between those feats is that Barcelona could do it after the Spanish top flight became a professional league.
Needless to say, Los Blaugranas have reached the final game of this competition more times than any team in history.
Five consecutive Copa del Rey finals for Barça now, 40 in their history. They've won 29 of them, including the last three.
— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) February 8, 2018