[Copa del Rey] Athletic de Bilbao 1-4 F.C Barcelona

• gigabyte14

  12 May 09, 23:56

  u guys think will be what score ah?

  barca win in full time possible?

• I-like-flings(m)

  12 May 09, 23:58

  3-0 defeat for them

• youyayu

  13 May 09, 02:22

  1k on stake eh giga?

• omgukilledkenny

  14 May 09, 15:18

  Athletic de Bilbao 1-4 F.C Barcelona

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOPJnhQ8Rpg

  FC Barcelona has won the Copa del Rey title for the first time in 11 years after a 4-1 deserved victory against Athletic Bilbao.

  

  
  Bilbao grabbed the lead when its midfielder Gaizka Toquero headed in from a corner after nine minutes at Valencia's Mestalla stadium on Wednesday night.
  
  Barcelona's Yaya Toure, however, equalized the score with a great solo goal by beating two defenders and firing in a 25-yard (22.8 meter) shot.
  
  Pep Guardiola's men dominated the game after the interval with three goals from Lionel Messi, Bojan Krkic and Xavi Hernandez in 10 minutes in order to hoist the cup for the first time since 1998.
  
  Messi found the net after goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz parried a shot, Krkic collected a defense-splitting pass from Messi and curled in a shot off the post, and Xavi made it 4-1 with a free kick.
  
  "We knew that the Basques would be physical, that they were very strong," coach Pep Guardiola said. "Above all we knew that we were going to be facing a very aggressive team so it was important to get the ball out quick, to avoid contact and not let them suffocate us."
  
  "It's not a question of having liberated ourselves," he added. "We played a good game. It's a great day."
  
  "The team is on course for something important," he further explained. "It's their football."
  
  The Catalans are also on course to win the League and the European Champions League. They meet Manchester United in the Champions League final on May 27 and need one point from three games to grab the domestic league championship.