The FC Barcelona, champion of the Spanish Cup

USPA NEWS - The FC Barcelona, new champion of the Spanish League football on Saturday proclaimed champion of the Cup of H.M. King after beating Athletic Bilbao 1-3. The Catalans won the second of his targets for this season.

FC Barcelona of Luis Enrique begins to resemble that led Guardiola, the current coach of Bayern Munich is superior to all rivals in the Spanish League and its attacking trio -Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez- is the main guarantee. In the absence of knowing what will happen in the Champions League final, the Catalans already have in their showcases two of the three trophies that aspired to the beginning of the season. Champions was proclaimed two weeks ago and Saturday, champion of the Cup.

He played the final in their stadium against a team that is a real specialist in the Spanish Cup: Athletic de Bilbao. The Basques came convinced to do against Barcelona, but he was overruled by the Catalans. As recognized Athletic coach after the game, Ernesto Valverde, "we wanted to press up, but we've found a great team." The Basque coach admitted that "we are what we are, we have many difficulties" and added: "It's a shame we turn again without the Cup." About Messi, the Catalan architect of victory, Valverde recalled that "is a player who always appears at key moments and a cup final is an important game." For one thing, she said Athletic coach, Messi "is the best player in the world."

For his part, Luis Enrique said "today was necessary to exceed the Athletic and we have been." On the possibility of getting the treble, he admitted that "we have there. It would be the second time that we can choose to get it ", but was cautious: "Today we won the Athletic, but we'll see what we can do against Juventus," he said. A lack of play that European final on Saturday, the Barcelona fans took to the streets to celebrate the conquest of the Cup. They did it for the second time in less than a month after the conclusion of the League.

The goals were scored by Messi two -in the first 20 minutes and in the second part of the meeting the second-- and Neymar -36 minute-, for Barcelona, and Williams -79 minute- by Athletic . The first of Messi in an individual move that will go down in European football. Got rid of up to six rival players and gave a tight shot to the base of the left post of the goal Basque. A move that led to the captain of FC Barcelona, Xabi Hernandez, to corroborate the impressions rival coach and say that, really, Messi is the best player in the world.