This year’s Copa del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona will be staged at the Camp Nou for a fourth time, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) have announced.

This is after Real Madrid refused to host the match and as neither side could agree a location, a vote was held at an RFEF meeting.The Spanish domestic cup final usually takes place at a neutral venue often agreed upon by the clubs.

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Barca’s Camp Nou Stadium will be hosting the finalfor a fourth time after 1963, 1970 and 2010.

It is the first time since 2002 that the final is played inthe home of a competing side, when Deportivo won at Real Madrid.

The Camp Nou hosted its third final in 2010 in a showdown between winners Sevilla and Atletico Madrid.

The final comes up on 30 May and each club (Athletic and Barca) wll be allocated 39,000 ticketswith 20,000 going to the RFEF