00:004-1-4-1, you talked before the game and the team's announced the amount of centre midfield players, Jermaine, he's not getting far away from the centre-backs.
00:10Jermaine, where's it? Penter, he's on to it!
00:15What a stunning way to open this Copa del Rey final up!
00:21Barcelona fans will tell you he's the best midfielder around right now.
00:25And goals like that, stunning goals like that, will help make the case.
00:32Barcelona deserve it, 1-0.
00:34Well, I was telling you Rob, maybe he's the best midfield player in the world.
00:37Underrated at the moment, but he's been an absolute magician this season for Barcelona.
00:42The criticism, does he score enough goals?
00:45Well, what a game, what a way he is picked to do it in this match, in the Clásico Copa del Rey final.
00:51You can see there, he picks up the ball, he plays it forward, there's no offside, the play can continue.
00:58And he backs up the play, that's him with the long pass.
01:01Starts off the attack.
01:03As Jermaine, you know, gets in there.
01:05Real Madrid with lots of bodies back behind the ball.
01:07All in the penalty area, ignoring the attacking run from Pedri.
01:12Yes, he's going to hit the target, he's going to have a shot.
01:15But look at the technique, he's picking out the top corner.
01:18He knows it has to be a special attempt to beat Courtois.
01:21And he does exactly that.
01:23The power, the accuracy of the finish.
01:25Absolutely superb from Barcelona, and in particular from the magician that is Pedri in midfield.
01:30From Barcelona.
01:32Mbappe, goal words and in.
01:35Kylian Mbappe has come on in this final.
01:38And got round Madrid level.
01:39His first ever Copa del Rey final.
01:45And he's scored in it.
01:49Won the free kick and scores it.
01:52It's all level in Seville.
01:55Well, he's punished them.
01:57Massive difference since Kylian Mbappe came on.
02:00Watching the game last week at the Bernabeu.
02:03He was booed by his own supporters.
02:05I think he's been astonishing this season.
02:07His performance in this game is typical of that.
02:10It's a terrible war from Barcelona.
02:12It's too big a gap between Nigo Martinez and Pedri.
02:16Goalkeepers have to take more responsibility.
02:19They have to take more control.
02:21Because if you leave that opportunity, that little gap open,
02:25for player like Kylian Mbappe, he will find it.
02:28He's been superb.
02:29Real Madrid have been better at the second half.
02:31It's all level now.
02:32The half-time change rewarded for Carlo Ancelotti.
02:37We're also going to add Gavi into the mix.
02:40Choumene!
02:43Just like in the semi-final.
02:46Aurelian Choumene comes up big for Real Madrid.
02:54They have turned this game around.
02:56In a way they have so often before.
03:02Carlo Ancelotti's changes vindicated.
03:07And Real Madrid now believe they're on their way to Copa del Rey glory.
03:11They took back big-time players.
03:13Choumene from the set-piece.
03:15A number of big players on the pitch now for Real Madrid.
03:19Two muscular players.
03:21I think he's been excellent tonight.
03:22It was a real tough kick for him in the first half.
03:24Being the sole defensive midfield player.
03:26It's a comfortable league.
03:28Koundé loses him.
03:31Has no idea where Choumene is.
03:33Koundé is ball-watching.
03:35Koundé gets dragged towards the ball.
03:37There's the match-up.
03:38Koundé goes a yard away from Choumene.
03:41Choumene slams it home from close range.
03:44But I talked about Real Madrid.
03:47When they're not playing well.
03:49They can still cause you problems.
03:51They can still hurt you.
03:52Because they have individual brilliance.
03:54But that, from the set-piece.
03:57Might be the goal that wins them the Copa del Rey.
04:01Scored one just like that in the semi-final against Real Sociedad.
04:04Hector Ford waiting to come on.
04:07Romino has popped a ball.
04:08It's asked a question of Real Madrid.
04:10And Ferran Torres has delivered.
04:14He's been their go-to man in the Copa del Rey.
04:17And how about that tonight in the final?
04:23Leading the line in the absence of Lewandowski.
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