One of the most depressing seasons in recent Barcelona history somehow got worse: the La Liga champions wasted their chance at another domestic double thanks to a pathetic performance and a 2-1 loss to a fantastic Valencia team who were the better side from start to finish and deserved to win this season’s Copa del Rey.
FIRST HALF
The first few minutes saw a very dominant Barça control possession and press high up the pitch to get the ball back, but a bad mistake by Clément Lenglet nearly cost them if not for a superhuman effort and clearance off the line by Gerard Piqué to stop Rodrigo from scoring.