Chronicle Barça reigns again
Opinion Marcelino was eaten by lions, by Julián Ruiz
The Cup classic in the 21st century has resulted in an endless loop of wins. Namely: 1-4 in 2009, 0-3 in 2012, 1-3 in 2015 and 0-4 last night. In each final copera between Barcelona and Athletic the previous ones are repeated, but also the chronicles that speak of a team, the azulgrana, which clearly passes over the other, the rojiblanco. And so, Barça throws one more title in an immense bag that does not stop gaining weight and Athletic confirms that the dream has long since turned into a nightmare, and it no longer knows whether to burn the recently rehabilitated Gabarra in the middle of Plaza Moyua to may his memory and his invocation cease to haunt him.
In the four finals there was a common denominator, named Lionel and last name Messi, who last night lifted his first title as the first captain of Barcelona in which, who knows, it may be his last final dressed as a Barça player, since he still does not renew his contract .
In the four Copa del Rey he has played against Athletic, the Argentine forward has scored four goals, two of them in last night's win.
"It is a very special Cup for me to be able to lift it as captain. It is a different year, of transition, with many young people. It was difficult for us to start in the first half of the year, but the team became stronger and, in the end, we got into in the fight, "said the striker in statements on Barça's official television, as he did not attend the press after the match, of which he was named best player.
Therefore, of course, there were no questions about his future, to which the president,
Joan Laporta
,
did refer
, after the first title of his second stage in office, in statements to Telecinco and TV3: "Leo is the best in the world He loves Barça and we will do everything in our power to make him stay. We are optimistic in every way and we want to do well to show him that he can continue to win titles here. "
Six lost endings
In the other half of La Cartuja, of course, optimism was not rife. Last night Athletic became the first Spanish club to lose six Cup finals in a row, the first of them in 1985 against Atlético. For 15 days, when he lost last year against
Real Sociedad
, he was even with Real Madrid (between 1918 and 1933), but since last night he has been the most unfortunate of the tournament alone.
"Barça has been superior. They have won deservedly and we congratulate them for that. To win a final we have to do much more than we did in this one," acknowledged
Marcelino
, to whom the nightmare of 15 days ago was repeated.
The Asturian has played the last three Cup finals and has only been able to win one, with Valencia in 2019, also against Barcelona.
For Athletic, the streak of 37 years without winning the Copa del Rey continues painfully in force.
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