Lionel Messi showed Barcelona’s heavenly individual in the Copa del Rey final, as the Argentine laid on both of his side’s goals to seal a 2-0 triumph over Sevilla at the Vicente Calderon.

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Luis Enrique’s side just comprehends how to outlive Madrid pair Atletico and Real to shield their title in La Liga and it was another accomplishment of consistency to see off Sevilla at the Vicente Calderon.

The Andalusian side couldn’t go over their second-half grandness of Wednesday’s 3-1 Europa League final accomplishment against Liverpool, in spite of getting a charge out of an imperative part of the play.

Javier Mascherano’s first-half release and Luis Suarez’s withdrawal with a hamstring hurt kept Barca pegged back all through, however Ever Banega’s rejection in second-half stoppage time turned the tables.

Messi had been covered all through, despite it was the Argentina star’s inch-flawless pass that put Jordi Alba through to score in the 97th moment.

After Daniel Carrico saw red to add to the feisty environment, Messi again hit top apparatus to set up Neymar’s clincher, modifying a 28th Copa del Rey for Barca, whose Champions League quarter-continue going way out by uprightness of Atletico stands as the essential honest to goodness smear on another shocking season.

Andres Iniesta turned in a true blue skipper’s execution of quality and irregularity all through, and his prominent scooped pass gave Suarez the crucial chance, yet he squashed wide.

Sevilla’s midweek legend Coke cut wide after Vitolo gave him a not all that terrible peril, however the Andalusian fans were wild after Mascherano got his walking orders coming about to pulling down Kevin Gameiro on the edge of the compartment with the Frenchman clean through on target.

Banega turned the resulting free-kick over the divider and toward the top corner, yet Marc-Andre ter Stegen demonstrated his class with a splendid recovery to tip the ball over the bar.

Gerard Pique about gave Barcelona the lead in the diminishing minutes of the vital half, beating his marker to Ivan Rakitic’s corner from the left, just to pound his header inches over.

The distraction was Sevilla’s to lose taking after Mascherano’s release and Banega hit the post after a spilling move as they turned up the gleam and Suarez’s realized substitution in perspective of a hamstring hurt seemed to leave Barca’s odds disintegrating.

Rafinha’s presentation for the Uruguayan helped the Catalans control midfield better, yet just a last-dump prevent from Sergio Busquets kept Grzegorz Krychowiak from opening the scoring from a corner.

Neither one of the sides could discover the achievement, yet imperativeness titled to reinforce Barcelona in stoppage time as Sevilla were reduced to 10 men after Banega cleave down Neymar essentially outside the district and Sergio Rico anticipated that would spare from Messi and Jeremy Mathieu to compel additional time.

Regardless, Rico was left feeble as Alba hustled onto Messi’s pinpoint chipped ignore the insurance and coolly opened home.

Carrico was held for an unpalatable tackle on Messi, and his protestations earned another brief yellow card, before Neymar started Barca’s festivals eagerly as he pushed home after more Messi brilliance.

 

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