Every Barcelona Player Wanted A Picture With Lionel Messi And The Copa del Rey Trophy

Every Barcelona Player Wanted A Picture With Lionel Messi And The Copa del Rey Trophy

- Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to this season’s Spanish Copa del Rey on Saturday, April 17

- The team-captain grabbed a brace in their 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the final

- Barcelona stars literarily took turns to take selfies with the six-time Ballon d’Or winner

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Barcelona stars took turns to take a selfie with their captain and legendary Lionel Messi after the Spanish club won the Copa del Rey on Saturday, April 17.

Barca scored 4-0 unreplied goals against Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey finals and land their first silverware of the season.

Lionel Messi scored a brace while Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie De Jong also got their names on the score sheet to ease La Blaugrana's struggles this season.

It is their first piece of silverware since winning the La Liga title back in 2019 and Argentine legend Lionel Messi was in the heart of the celebration.

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The likes of Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati and Miralem Pjanic, among others, poised for pictures with the legendary forward.

One joked: "Pjanic just sneaking in between some youngsters for a photo with the GOAT."

A second commented: "By the look of it he's also having fun doing that for them. Good vibes."

A third wrote: "Everyone wants photo with Messi and then photo with trophy."

The cup final triumph also marked Ronald Koeman's first trophy since taking charge of Barca.

Every Barcelona Player Wanted A Picture With Lionel Messi And The Copa del Rey Trophy
Lionel Messi lifts the Copa del Rey trophy. Photo: Fran Santiago
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And ahead of the coming season, Neymar will reportedly sign a new deal with Paris Saint-Germain after helping them reach their second straight Champions League semifinals.

The 29-year-old revealed that he feels at home when playing for the Paris based side during the post-match interview.

The former Santos star who has been linked to rejoin Lionel Messi at Barcelona has just one year left on his £600,000-a-week contract.

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But after knocking out the current defending champions, Neymar said that signing a new deal will no longer be an issue.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Real Madrid have renewed their interest in Manchester City star Raheem Sterling as the Englishman is no longer a regular in Pep Guardiola's squad.

The England international was benched in City's Champions League double win over Borussia Dortmund in the quarter finals.

The 26-year-old was given the nod by the Spanish gaffer in the Citizens loss to Chelsea in the FA Cup semifinals.

Sterling's lack of game time has alerted Los Blancos who have been huge admirers of the winger and there are reported that the player’s delayed contract talks could also play a major role in his departure from the Etihad.

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