FC Barcelona News: 22 April 2018

Sevilla 0-5 FC Barcelona: Wanda-ful! | FC Barcelona
Barça did it … and boy did they do it! If you are going to win a trophy, then that ‘s the way to do it. What we have just witnessed will go down as one of THE great cup final displays of all time, not just in the Copa del Rey but in any cup competition anywhere on the planet.

Valverde: It was the perfect final | FC Barcelona
Ernesto Valverde won the Copa del Rey with Barça as a player and he has now won it as a coach, the 30th for FC Barcelona in their history. “We were eager to win the trophy, the players and the club itself,” he told his post-game press conference. “We wanted to give the fans a reason to be happy and I hope they enjoy this victory.”

Ernesto Valverde’s fourth cup win | FC Barcelona
It’s not the first Cup that the man from Viandar de la Vera has won a Cup, since during his time in Greece, he led Olympiacos to victory in 2009 and 2012. It goes some way to explaining why the whole of Piraeus refer to him as the King of Cups in the Hellenic country.

VIDEO: Copa champions celebrate a historic night | FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona were so incredibly dominant in victory over Sevilla on Saturday night at the Wanda Metropolitano that the post-game celebrations were perhaps somewhat more subdued than they tend to be on these occasions. It’s not that it didn’t matter that much – quite the contrary, a fourth consecutive domestic cup title is an amazing achievement that warrants celebrations of the very highest category.

30th Copa del Rey title for FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona
Another final for Barça and another addition to the trophy room at the FC Barcelona Museum. The blaugranes’ stunning 5-0 victory over Sevilla at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium means they now have a record 30 Copa del Rey titles, the last four coming in the last four seasons.

Leo Messi and Andrés Iniesta now have won 31 titles at FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona
Andrés Iniesta and Leo Messi relentless run of records continues. After the brilliant Copa del Rey final victory against Sevilla, the two Barça stars have no less than 31 trophies to their names at FC Barcelona, consolidating their position as the two players with most honours in the Club’s long history.

Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta to reveal decision on China move ‘this week’ | ESPN
Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta says he will announce his future plans in the coming week after receiving a offer to play in China. Iniesta was the centre of attention as Barcelona won the Copa del Rey final in Madrid on Saturday, scoring his side’s fourth goal in a 5-0 rout of Sevilla.

Source: barcablaugranes.com