Spanish and European champions, Barcelona, take on the challenge of Athletic Bilbao, with the venue for the final raising eyebrows across the Iberian Peninsula.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 to book a place in the Copa del Rey final. The match is set to be played either on May 20th or 25th, depending upon La Blaugrana’s progress in the UEFA Champions League.
However, the pressing concern after the semi-final has been the venue for the cup final. Madrid, Valencia, Seville and Barcelona are all contenders for the Spanish domestic cup competition’s final, with reservations arising for all the hosts.
Logic suggests Santiago Bernabeu to be the most preferable place for holding the cup finale. Despite their prime standings, the capital club holds several reservations that prevents the game to be played there, the biggest being Barcelona raising the
trophy at their home.
For similar reasons the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon can also be ruled out. Security is a major problem as people of the Capital, Catalonia and Basque country are united in Madrid. In addition to this, the home of Atletico Madrid will play hosts to Coldplay on
May 20th, effectively ruling it out for one of the two dates for the final.
Andalusian capital, Seville, looks like a remote possibility for hosting the event, as the difficulty in mobilizing the fans and squad from northern http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 to the coastal region will be a big hurdle for the management.
Mestalla is another possible location, but with the history against it. The final of Copa del Rey in the year 2009 was held in the stadium with several vices observed in the end. First of all, Mestalla proved to be too small to host the event; however,
it was the booing on the Spanish national anthem that raised controversy.
Camp Nou remains as the sole possible venue that does not stir any controversy. Barcelona would welcome the opportunity while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Athletic-Club-c38535 will not frown upon the locality, despite the match being organized at the home of their rivals in the final.
With both clubs being offered 40 thousand seats, it promises to provide level playing field for both contenders. The final decision will be made on Monday, February 13th, as representative of the two clubs meet with the Spanish Football
Federation.
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