{"id":13929,"date":"2014-04-17T04:54:19","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T04:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/real-madrid-beat-barcelona-to-lift-copa-del-rey\/"},"modified":"2014-04-17T04:54:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T04:54:02","slug":"real-madrid-beat-barcelona-to-lift-copa-del-rey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/real-madrid-beat-barcelona-to-lift-copa-del-rey\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid Beat Barcelona to Lift Copa del Rey"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{Welshman Gareth Bale scored a stunning winner as Real Madrid beat old foes Barcelona 2-1 in the final of Spain’s Copa del Rey on Wednesday.}}<\/p>\n

A trademark Bale gallop and goal sealed a 19th Copa del Rey title for Real Madrid at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium.<\/p>\n

The Welshman filled the void left by the injured Cristiano Ronaldo to score his first goal in three “Classicos” against Barcelona, and thereby claim his first career trophy.<\/p>\n

Madrid led for most of the game thanks to Angel Di Maria’s 11th-minute goal, but Marc Bartra headed Barcelona level in the 67th.<\/p>\n

Barcelona star Neymar thought he had brought it back to 2-2 as the match drew to a close but his shot came back off the post and into the hands of Madrid keeper Iker Casillas.<\/p>\n

The loss is a blow for Barcelona, with the Catalan club eliminated from the Champions League and its domestic league title defence in danger.<\/p>\n

Real on the other hand are still in the Champions League — they play holders Bayern Munich in the semi-finals next week — and are second in La Liga, three points behind city rivals Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n

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