Copa del Rey: Barcelona lose final against Valencia

Record winner FC Barcelona have missed their fifth cup win in a row and ended the season with another disappointment. The Catalans lost the final of the Copa del Rey against FC Valencia 1:2 (0:2) without the German national goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Coach Ernesto Valverde’s team will have to make do with the championship after the end of the Champions League semi-final this season.

Kevin Gameiro (21.) and Rodrigo (33.) scored the goals of Valencia at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in Sevilla, which raised the Spanish Cup for the first time since 2008. For the team from the port city, it is the eighth overall cup success. Superstar Lionel Messi (73.) only managed to catch up.

Barcelona, who had lost a 3-0 lead to FC Liverpool in the first leg of the semi-final two and a half weeks ago, found it difficult to get into the game. At the time of the second goal, the champions had not yet scored a goal. After the break, the Valverde team became stronger, the Messi Gate provided once more excitement.