Barça win Copa del Rey in extra time
Monday, May 23, 2016 @ 11:19 AM
Barcelona have won the Copa del Rey, beating Sevilla 2-0 in extra time after 90 evenly-fought but goalless minutes.
It is Barcelona's second consecutive and 28th Copa Del Rey title overall, most by any club.
It was a fiery encounter with Sevilla's Javier Mascherone shown a red card for bringing down Kévin Gameiro on the edge of the box, denying him a clear goal-scoring opportunity.
Ever Banega was then given his marching orders right at the end of normal time after cliping Neymar on the edge of the box.
Despite outstanding performances by both Iniesta and Piqué, Sevilla created the better chances during the regular period, but it was Jordi Alba's strike seven minutes into extra time that gave Barcelona the advantage, before Neymar added a second in injury time of the added period.
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