Barcelona misses the cup final

Filed under: European soccer by: Football Highlights

Dark times for Frank Rijkaard are awaiting ahead.Barcelona was eliminated last night from the Spanish Cup by Valencia (3-2) ,after a draw in the first leg at Camp Nou (1-1).Ronald Koeman’s team , the other dutch coach, had a good start in the game , Baraja beating Valdes in the 17th minute with a “torpedo”.Barca didn’t quite react , and so just before the break , Mata doubled the difference.Only after the break , Barcelona woke up and they scored through Henry in the 72nd minute.mata.jpgValencia immediately scored another goal thanks to Mata once again.Then Barca replied again, Eto’o beating Hildebrand.In the last minutesc of the game, Bojan missed a good chance and Valencia is the one that faces Getafe in the final.It’s the second target missed by the catalans , beacause Real Madrid is 7 points clear,and so the only objective remains the Champions League.

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