Athletic v Barcelona - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the Copa del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona from Estadio La Cartuja in Sevilla. The Basques won the Spanish Super Cup meeting between the sides back in January.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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FinishedThat's all from us. Barca celebrate their 31st Copa del Rey trophy while Bilbao have lost their sixth Copa del Rey final in a row. Thanks for your company and see you again soon!
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92'Barca are the Copa del Rey champions and it's fully deserved. They were the better team in the first half and then they ran riot in the second. Once Griezmann scored in the 60th minute, there was only ever one winner. Frenkie de Jong added a second and Messi got a brace. Griezmann thought he had scored again towards the end, but the VAR took it away for offside. Very one sided contest.
End of match
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92'FT: Athletic 0-4 Barcelona!! All over in Sevilla after a low Athletic cross is cleared!
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92'Braithwaite is penalised for a foul.
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91'Two added minutes.
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88'Barca double sub: Mingueza and Griezmann are replaced by Dembele and Braithwaite.
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86'Griezmann adds a fifth!!! VAR will have a look at this! Messi passes to Griezmann, who looks off, Simon comes charging out of his goal, he doesn't get there and Griezmann taps into an empty net.
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84'Raul Garcia heads the ball into the ground and over the bar.
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83'Athletic get themselves a corner.
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81'Barca double sub;: Pique is replaced by Araujo while Ilaix comes on for Pedri.
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78'The free-kick hits the wall and then Villalibre heads the rebound over.
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77'Villalibre is fouled here and it's a free-kick for the Basques just outside the box.
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74'Simon will be disappointed he didn't save it, but the game is long gone.
Substitution
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73'Barca sub: Roberton on for Dest.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 72'
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Statistics of L. Messi in Copa del Rey530.6020
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72'Barca are running riot!!! Messi strikes again!! This could be a cricket score!!! The ball is played to Alba, he cuts back from the by-line for Messi and the Argentine's shot beats Simon at his near post. That really should have been saved...
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 68'
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Statistics of L. Messi in Copa del Rey530.6020
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68'Barca make it three!!! Messi this time! Superb play by the Catalans here!! Messi and Griezmann play two one-twos and then the Argentine hits across Simon and into the far corner. Game, set and match.
Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
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67'Bilbao double sub: Williams and Lopez are replaced by Yuri and Villalibre.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 63'
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Statistics of F. De Jong in Copa del Rey530.6200
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63'De Jong makes it two!!! Jordi Alba sends a ball into the box and De Jong heads in from inside the six! The Basques have a mountain to climb now.
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 60'
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Statistics of A. Griezmann in Copa del Rey620.33400
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60'Griezmann puts Barca ahead!! Two possible offsides to check, but it looks good. Messi finds De Jong on the right, he squares for Griezmann in the middle who is behind the ball and he beats Simon from close range. Fully deserved.
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54'Bilbao sub: Berenguer on for Vesga.
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54'Barca are putting the pressure on now.
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53'What a save by Simon to deny Busquets!!! Alba's ball into the box sees Athletic fail to clear their lines and Busquets is denied by a superb Simon!
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52'Pedri!! The former Las Palmas man goes for goal from outside the box and Simon makes a good stop to his right!
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50'Barca get a free-kick and Messi's set piece is caught by the goalie.
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48'Chance for Griezmann!! Messi gets the ball, he squares for Griezmann, his shot is saved, the ball strikes Griezmann's leg again and goes narrowly wide!
Substitution
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46'Athletic HT sub: Lekue on for Muniain.
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46'Second half started here!
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45'HT: Athletic 0-0 Barcelona!! Half-time in Sevilla and Barca have dominated this one without creating too many chances. De Jong came the closest when he hit the post early on, but since then, Simon has been relatively untroubled. Martinez and Williams had half chances for the Basques, but 0-0 is fair at the break. Back for more shortly!
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45'One added minute.
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44'This game looks it will be goalless at the interval.
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41'Athletic go forward through Williams and his cross is caught by the GK.
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40'Messi's free-kick hits the wall.
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38'Messi is brought down just outside the area and Dani Garcia has his name taken. Can't have any complaints.
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37'Messi is still being calmed down by the fourth official.
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36'Messi is bumped into by an opponent. Just a free-kick is given and Messi is fuming there was no card.
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34'Dest's ball into the area sees Griezmann commit a foul.
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32'Pedri passes to Alba and De Marcos knocks out for a corner.
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30'Mingueza is caught late by Muniain and Barca get the free-kick.
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26'Good block by Yeray to block Messi's shot after a lovely one-two between Mingueza and Messi.
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26'Williams is fouled and Bilbao get a relieving free-kick.
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24'Barca are in complete control here, but the good news for Athletic is that apart from De Jong's post shot, Barca have not really tested the Bilbao goal.
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21'Messi has an effort which deflects off Lopez and into Simon's hands.
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20'Athletic counter and Pique slides to clear.
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18'Araujo is warming up now. Could Pique be in trouble? Or Lenglet?
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17'87% possession for the Catalans and they get a corner.
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14'Garcia brings down Lenglet and it's a free-kick.
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13'Athletic have come out to attack a bit now as the defensive strategy early on was never going to last.
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12'Martinez!! Berenguer's free-kick finds Martinez at the back stick, but he can't quite turn it in!
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12'Free-kick to the Basques here.
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11'Messi picks out Griezmann, he lays back for Messi who hits wide! It's a corner actually.
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9'Lopez is caught by Busquets and the ref gives a free-kick. Bilbao wanted a card, but the official says a foul is enough.
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8'The Basques are playing with almost everyone behind the ball here as if they were looking for the 0-0 draw.
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7'The ball is exclusively in Athletic's final third at the moment. Dest has an effort which goes well wide.
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6'Only one team playing here so far!
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5'Off the post by Barca!!! Busquets picks out Messi, he lays off for De Jong and the Dutchman's low shot strikes the far upright!
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4'Good play involving Messi, Griezmann and Alba, but the Frenchman is off.
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2'Barca having the ball early on and Alba's cross comes to nothing.
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1'Barca get us going from left to right in the yellow? Athletic in red and white!
Start of match
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PRVWThe Spanish anthem is played.
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PRVWThe players come out onto the pitch and Muniain has learnt his lesson. He doesn't touch the trophy!
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PRVWAthletic Bilbao drew 0-0 with Alaves at the weekend. Capa, Nunez, Lekue, Ibai, Vesga, Morcillo, Sancet and Villalibre all drop to the bench. Only Simon, Balenziega and Lopez keep their places as the Basques rested many players for that one.
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PRVWPique has taken painkillers to play in this one because of his knee problem. Araujo drops out. Griezmann for Dembele is the other alteration from the 2-1 loss in 'El Clasico'.
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PRVWVillalibre and Morcillo are also on the Athletic bench while Dembele and Braithwaite start on the bench for Barca.
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PRVWAthletic Bilbao lost last season's final two weeks ago 0-1 to Real Sociedad.
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PRVWA reminder that we'll have ET and pens if necessary.
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PRVW22 degrees on a lovely evening in Sevilla.
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PRVWJuan Martinez Munuera is the referee for this one while Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez is the VAR.
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PRVWBarcelona XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Lenglet, Pique, Mingueza; Alba, F de Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Dest; Griezmann and Messi.
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PRVWAthletic XI: Simon (GK); Balenziaga, Martinez, Yeray, De Marcos; Muniain, D Garcia, Lopez, Berenguer; R Garcia and Williams.
Pre-match
17 April 2021, 21:30
Referee: J. Martínez Munuera | VAR: González González
Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Copa del Rey final clash between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona!