Brilliant Barcelona clinched the first silverware of the Pep Guardiola
era tonight after fighting back from an early deficit to crush Athletic
Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla.
Gaizka Toquero had given Athletic brief hope of ending their 25-year
trophy barren spell when he gave the Basque side an early lead, but
Barca stormed back with goals from Yaya Toure, Lionel Messi, Bojan
Krkic and Xavi to lift the cup.
The victory means Barca have now completed step one of a possible
trophy treble this season, and they could make it two from two this
weekend as they need just one more point to win the Primera Division
title.
Guardiola's men are also in the final of the Champions League,
where they play Manchester United later this month.
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