Real Madrid makes official Copa del Rey final call: Will El Clasico against Barcelona still happen?

As the hours ticked down to kickoff, the question on everyone’s lips wasn’t about tactics or title glory. It was something far more surreal: Will this match even happen?

It was supposed to be the grand finale of Spanish soccer’s most storied rivalry — Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, a Copa del Rey final set beneath the lights of Seville’s Estadio La Cartuja. But as the hours ticked down to kickoff, the question on everyone’s lips wasn’t about tactics or title glory. It was something far more surreal: Will this match even happen?