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Friday, May 29, 2015

2014-15 Copa del Rey Final FC Barcelona Vs Athletic Bilbao @ Camp Naou Saturday May 30,2015

 
The 2015 Copa del Rey Final will be the 111th edition played between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou on Saturday May 30,2015

FC Barcelona have previously played 36 Copa del Rey Finals, a record bettered only by Real Madrid who played 39 finals
FC Barcelona have won the competition a record 26 times.Their most recent appearance in the final was the previous year in which they lost 1–2 to Real Madrid at Mestalla in Valencia
FCB's recent win was in 2012, beating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid


Athletic Bilbao have previously played in 35 finals, winning 23
Their most recent final was in 2012, and their most recent victory in the tournament wasin 1984, beating Barcelona 1–0 at the Bernabéu

FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have played each other in seven previous finals of the tournament. FC Barcelona won in 1920,1942,1953,2009 and 2012, and Athletic Bilbao won in 1932 and 1984

FC Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in the final of the  2014-15 Cop del Rey
 

A magical Lionel Messi goal, the first of a personal double, led treble-chasing Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the King's Cup final on Saturday May 30,2015
The Argentine skipped superbly past four players in a mazy run after 20 minutes before shooting venemously into the bottom corner of the net beyond keeper Iago Herrerin to claim his 33rd goal in his 50th appearance for Barca in the competition.
Lionel Messi has been in top form in the second half of the season and again provided the inspiration for his team who went 2-0 up when Brazilian Neymar slotted the ball into an open goal having been set up by Uruguay's Luis Suarez in the 36th minute
Barca's South American attacking trio have netted a Spanish record 120 goals in all competitions this season, two more than Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain managed in 2011-12 for Real Madrid.
It was also a record-extending 27th King's Cup title for the Catalans who have also won La Liga this season and will meet Juventus in the Champions League final in Berlin next Saturday June 06,2015

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