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Barcelona winning success Copa del Rey after pulverizing Athletic Bilbao. This crushing victory was the fruit of patience Blaugrana.
Barcelona champions Copa del Rey after crushing Athletic Bilbao 4-0 at the Olimpico de Sevilla, Sunday (18/4/2021) early morning WIB. Barca bought up all the goals in the second half, after wasting enough chances in the first half.
Antoine Griezmann opened Barcelona’s goal in the 60th minute, followed by Frenkie de Jong three minutes later, then a pair of goals Lionel Messi in the 68th and 72nd minutes. The four goals in 12 minutes were the result of fluid and initiative-filled play from Ronald Koeman’s men.
ESPN noted that Barcelona who was so dominant recorded 14 shots with eight of them on target. While Bilbao have seven attempts, only one of which led to the goal.
Captain Barcelona Lionel Messi admitted the first half was quite troublesome. But his team’s patience paid off as Bilbao slacked off in the second half.
“We knew from the start that Athletic played like this, with a very rigid 4-4-2 pattern. We were patient with the ball and created the gaps ourselves,” he said. Lionel Messi to TV boat quoted Brand.
“We moved a lot in the first half and I think they declined in the second,” added the Argentine superstar.
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