Barcelona wins 29th Copa Del Rey against a hard fought Alaves side
Barcelona wins 29th Copa Del Rey against a hard fought Alaves side : Copa Del Rey Final was the last game to be played at the Vincente Calderon Stadium(Home of Athletico Madrid).Barcelona did not have a good season as they finished runners up in the la liga and got eliminated of the Champions League in the Quarter Finals to Juventus. There was a lot of expectations for the Catalonian Giants as they faced a smaller club Alaves though Alaves have already defeated Barca before in the La Liga. Alaves had a great cup run this season to compete in the final. Therefore there were also high expectations of a giant-killing. Lionel Messi, the big man opened the scoreline with a great curl in the 30th minute. Then, there was a immediate reaction from the Alaves side as Theo Hernandez scored from a free-kick just three minutes later. It was looking to finish 1-1 at half time but then again something unexpected happened. Barcelona netted two goals back to back by Neymar and ...