Real Betis secure Copa del Rey final spot after dramatic stoppage time winner

Real Betis secured their place in the Copa del Rey final in dramatic circumstances on Thursday night.

Manuel Pellegrini‘s men took a 2-1 lead into their home second leg with underdogs Rayo.

And they almost blew it, conceding an equaliser as late as the 80th minute when Bebé scored a stunning long-range free-kick.

With an excellent technique, the Rayo star blasted the free-kick home from more than 35 years, with Claudio Bravo getting nowhere near the ball.

That looked as though it would be it for normal time, with extra-time looming.

But willed on by the passionate Benito Villamarin support, Betis would go on to find a winner two minutes into stoppage time.

Borja Iglesias found a winner at the death, getting in the way of a clearance off the line to force the ball into the Rayo net.

We now know our two finalists for this season’s Copa del Rey final.

Real Betis will meet Valencia on April 23 at La Cartuja in Seville.