Champions!!!!!!!!!!!

We are champions! Five years later and, today, with all our people carrying us on their shoulders at La Cartuja, we have touched the Seville sky once more. There is nothing comparable to this. What a feeling. With the stands packed with families, friends, kuadrillas, and strangers embracing around a shared emotion, with the fan zones of Gipuzkoa vibrating like never before and with and with emotion in every single home of all Real Sociedad fans around the world. Copa del Rey champions. We have made history. Our fourth Copa del Rey. We deserve it.

What fate denied us years ago has been given back to us today. Entire generations who have finally been able to dream about the build-up to a final, the butterflies of an unforgettable trip, the emotion of 95 minutes that will live forever. With the image of Oyarzabal lifting the Cup to the sky, now etched into our retinas for good. Everything, when shared, is much more beautiful.

The match had the dream start. Just sixteen seconds were enough for Barrene to head home from a Guedes cross. Pure delirium from the very first moment. The San Sebastián-born striker tried his luck again minutes later with a shot from the edge of the box, forcing Musso into action. The Atlético side levelled on the quarter-hour through Lookman, their most dangerous man. Marrero had no chance against his precise shot into the side of the post. It was time to start again. Guedes and Soler, with two fine efforts, put the team back in the driving seat. The Portuguese forward, in another swift move, sent the ball over the bar with his left foot after a pass from Oyarzabal. And just as half-time was approaching, Musso, coming to claim a cross, conceded a penalty on Guedes, and Mikel Oyarzabal, who else, stepped up to convert from the spot and put the txuri urdin back in front.

The second half began without incident, which suited Real Sociedad just fine. The minutes ticked by slowly and, although the Madrid side pressed in search of an equaliser, the realistas held firm through grit and defensive commitment. Just seven minutes remained and the dream was within reach, when Julián curled in a left-footed effort from the edge of the box to make it level. The blow shook Real Sociedad, and Baena almost immediately fired over from close range. Cardoso, with another clear chance, shot wide. The match went to extra time.

In the first half of added time, the txuri urdin had a golden opportunity, a clear chance for Orri that Musso somehow managed to claw away. That chance was gold. The Madrid side responded with a right-footed strike from Julián that rattled the woodwork. The match hung by a thread. As the game agonised to its conclusion, everything came down to a penalty shootout. And there, once again, Marrero was the hero, saving the first two Atlético penalties in decisive fashion. The winning goal was scored by Marín. Ecstasy. What a feeling. Words fail us.

18 April 2026. We have another date to mark in blue and white on our calendar. How hard we have fought to live a moment like this. Entire generations united today, sharing joy, pride and passion. How wonderful it is to be part of Real Sociedad. Txapeldunak gara! We are the champions!

Match sheet:

Atlético de Madrid: Musso, Molina (Cardoso, min.78), Pubill, Le Normand, Ruggeri (Sorloth, min.62), Llorente (Lenglet, min.99), Koke (cap), Giuliano (Baena, min.70), Lookman (Nico, min.62), Griezmann (Almada, min.70) and Julián.

Real Sociedad: Marrero, Aramburu (Aritz, mi.113), Caleta Car, Martín, Sergio Gómez (Take, min.88), Turrientes (Gorrotxa, min.68), Soler, Sucic, Barrene (Marín, min.68), Guedes (Aihen, min.78) y Oyarzabal (cap)(Óskarsson, min.78)

Goals: 0-1: Barrene, min.1. 1-1: Lookman, min.16. 2-1: Oyarzabal (pen), min:45+1. 2-2: Julián, min.83. Penaltis: 0-0: Sorloth, detiene Marrero; 0-1: C. Soler; 0-1: Julián, detiene Marrero; 0-1: Óskarsson, detiene Musso; 1-1: Nico; 1-2: Sucic; 2-2: Almada; 2-3: Aihen; 3-3: Baena; 3-4: Marín.

Referee: Javier Alberola. Booked Le Normand and Musso for Atlético and Oyarzabal, Gorrotxa and Aritz for Real Sociedad.