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Copa final at Bernabeu ruled out
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It took Bruce Springsteen to end the controversy over the Copa del Rey final in Spain.
The rock star has announced he will be playing at the Santiago Bernabeu on May 21, ruling out Real Madrid’s stadium for the Copa final between Barcelona and Sevilla. Both finalists wanted to play at the venue, the country’s biggest neutral ground, but Real Madrid was yet to make it available.
The club apparently wanted to avoid the risk of seeing its biggest rival celebrating a title on its ground. Fans were not happy the last time it happened, in 1997, when Barcelona supporters rejoiced at the Bernabeu with the team’s hymn buzzing from the loudspeakers as the players lifted the Copa trophy.
Officially, Madrid had been keeping quiet, neither opposing the final at the Bernabeu nor saying it wouldn’t have a problem with it. Last year, the club said the stadium could not be used for the final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao because renovation work was needed at the venue.
The game is expected to be played at Atletico Madrid’s Vicente Calderon Stadium. Another option is Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium.
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