The Copa del Rey final is always quite an event but even more so when it's El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. In the third meeting between these teams this season, the stakes couldn't be higher with Barcelona chasing a potential treble and Real Madrid having a chance to save their season and push toward a domestic double.

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?