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#2 Real vs Barcelona (Copa Del Rey Final)
Los Blancos' 2012-13 season didn't finish in the best way possible. Joe Mourinho's side finished off as League Champions, but they crashed out of the other two competitions. Being knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-final stage for the 4th consecutive time, La Decima seemed to have eluded Real once again.
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A Copa Del Rey final meant that Los Merengues could finish off their season with a double, but everything seemed to be going wrong for Mourinho's side. Losing to their Crosstown rivals, Real failed to bring home the cup and finished the season on a low. Los Blancos had won the oldest football competition in Spain only 18 times and were outclassed by Barcelona's 28 in the competition. Cristiano Ronaldo had scored the winner in Mestalla in 2011 against Barcelona to make it 18 for 'The Whites' but the Real Madrid ace was sidelined due to injury for the final in 2014.
The Bernabeu now looked to their most expensive Galactico to lead them to a crucial El Clasico win. The Mestalla was once again set for the biggest domestic match of the season. Angel Di Maria opened the scoring thanks to a breathtaking counter-attacking display by Los Merengues and moved Real a step closer to the victory. The Catalans, however, had something different in mind, as a beautiful header from Marc Bartra gave Barcelona the much-needed equalizer and put La Blaugrana back in the game.
In the final moments of the match, however, the Welsh forward stole the show as he let fly a run that would go down in history as one of the greatest El Clasico goals of all time. The world's most expensive player proved his worth as he beat Marc Batra for pace with an excellent run on goal. Moving with the ball at his feet, taking the longer outer route, Gareth made the run of his life. His speed was no match for Batra who struggled to catch up with the Welsh International. Heading towards the goal, Bale slotted home from a tight angle to give Les Merengues the ultimate winner.
Undoubtedly the goal of his career, Bale proved to be the hero Real needed and gave Los Blancos their 19th Copa Del Rey title.
