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Athletic had a talented forward line in that era, spearheaded by prolific striker Zarra [48] who set multiple goalscoring records [49] [50] including most goals in a season, most overall league goals, [51] most hat-tricks, [52] most goals by an opposition player against Real Madrid, [53] and most goals in the Athletic vs Barcelona fixture. [54]
The 1984 Copa del Rey final was the 82nd final of the Copa del Rey.The final was played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, on 5 May 1984, being won by Athletic Bilbao, who beat Barcelona 1–0.
Atlético Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla form a group of clubs who have caught up with Athletic Bilbao in terms of performance and cup wins [7] [8] and have similar levels of support, with attendances of 40,000 or better on average [9] [10] but are still far behind Barcelona and Real Madrid in both respects.
Athletic Bilbao had previously played in 35 finals, winning 23, with only Barcelona winning more. [6] Their most recent final was in 2012, and their most recent victory in the tournament was in 1984, beating Barcelona 1–0 at the Bernabéu. [6] Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao had played each other in seven previous finals of the tournament.
Barcelona won the Copa del Rey against rivals Real Madrid, 2-1 at La Romareda, thanks to a 90th minute goal from Marcos. In the Cup Winners Cup, Barca were eliminated on away goals by Austria Wien. In the Copa de La Liga, a new competition that began play this season, Barca entered in the QF, beating Gijon 1-0 on aggregate.
This was Athletic Bilbao's 40th final, [note 1] having last appeared in the final in 2021, and its last victory was in 1984. [6] [7] [8] Following a 1–1 draw after extra time, Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on penalties to secure a 24th [note 1] Copa del Rey title, ending a 40-year major trophy drought. [9] [10]