Barcelona regained its smile in Seville. The cursed city, the one where he lost the last three finals he played (the last one exactly three months ago), was the April 17 talisman for a team that beat the same Athletic that defeated it in the Super Cup in January. and gave at Joan Laporta the first great joy since he became president of the club.
Ronald Koeman, whose ears must have whistled when his band was known, with the dismissal of Dembélé, has won in a superb way all the merit that some continue to deny every day and showing that, not being the coach of this directive , managed to get the best performance for an orphaned team of undisputed center forward, surviving the worst moments of the season and reaching the final stage of the course with a trophy under his arm and at least with all the hope to fight with the League to the end.
“We really wanted to win again and we did it against a great rival. We played a great game and I am happy for everyone, the players, the technical team and our fans,” the president said happily, proclaiming that ” did For a long time, Barcelona fans have not celebrated a title and it’s time to celebrate it.
The celebration was made without disguise by a Barcelona that three months ago, on the same stadium in La Cartuja, lost a final in the most delicate moment of the season, since its growth, which had already started in the League, was indisputable. With the fading of PSG and the defeat at Valdebebas, the improvement of the Barça team was a constant to reach the middle of April, as Johan Cruyff always proclaimed, aspiring to win titles.
He received the first and catapulted into his spirit to focus on the eight finals remaining until the end of an exciting League, which is understood to have to fight Real and Atlético de Madrid, full of confidence and assuming that the time of the match is over.depression.
Happiness is again attracted to a Barça that, waiting for Messi’s decision, is facing the last pride of the final season. In times of pandemic, the joy was finally complete.
For Athletic … Follow the desert crossing. Defeated in 2009, 2012 and 2015 by Barça, he fell again and hit, against the same team against which he won, in 1984, his last Cup title. There was no possible excuse for the lions. They were simply overwhelmed by a rival who beat him in football and goals.