Barcelona wanted a trophy to ease their Champions League heartache but instead fell to another shock defeat as Valencia pulled off a thrilling 2-1 victory on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey.
Messi drove the comeback effort and Goncalo Guedes twice should have wrapped it up for Valencia, missing a one-on-one and then an open goal before the final whistle sparked pandemonium. Messi also threw his support behind Barcelona’s coach Ernesto Valverde but it remains to be seen whether the backing of the board remains after two dreadful defeats have now spoiled such a brilliant La Liga campaign.
Winning their first trophy since 2008, in the club’s centenary year, completes a remarkable comeback year that, after 15 games, had them languishing in 15th. Barca, with Sergio Busquets in the centre of a back three, settled but lacked zip and in the 23rd minute, they were behind. Jose Gaya scuttled in behind Nelson Semedo and his pull-back wrong-footed everyone except Gameiro, who fired in.
Malcom and Arturo Vidal came on for Semedo and Arthur during the interval, as Barca turned the screw. Messi might have turned the match but after wriggling through his sumptuous flick towards the far corner brushed the post.
Messi need to change the club for now and taste other leagues.
Wetin do una G.O.A.T....guess he's now a human
Enugbe....
Very sad for barca... cheers
Good for them, they will be forming invisible nonsense
Messi bad market
Game is losing or Winning.
sadeeqnayaya No Champ for ever, Liverpool shld be on alert.
Astalavista,Senor Valverde!
Hard time for Messi.
More nightmare for messi I'm feeling for him....
Headlines like this sweetens my hrt😂😂
The rich also cry
Nice one
Valverde must go
Lolz... Nice one for valencia😁 e sweet my belle
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