copa rey

Messi ends the dream of Mallorca

Leo marked a turning point and closed the ticket to the Final azulgrana of the Manzano rozaron feat. Won 1-0, Pinto stopped a penalty and with the input of Messi, everything is over

Mallorca's dream was not strong enough to become a nightmare for the Barcelona, Athletic Club will dispute the final of the Copa del Rey. Weighed on the first leg 2-0, but the approach is not entirely determined by Gregorio Manzano, who seemed more of a league match that required for the all or nothing.

Faced with a rival dotted with substitutes and designed to hold the result (although in Pep Guardiola promised yesterday that his team would "attack, offensive, aggressive, to score goals"), you andalusia Mallorca on the entire first part, which seemed to think quite the feat.

Yes it did during much of the second half, but their lack of league-basically, goal-punishing continued. Although everything could change if Marti had not missed the penalty before the 52 minutes. Debated on the significant downturn of Víctor Valdés, Pinto, the head doorman at the World Cup, returned to his post and saved, with a walk, stay in the competition of FC Barcelona. Until then, the 1-0 score indicated a hope for Mallorca. Golazo.

Dying the first time in Chori Castro received a pass from O'Shea cortito near the frontal area of Pinto. Cameroon away just to have the Uruguayan zurdazo a clean path for the right squad, which left ready for the test of cotton. Son Moix, previously frozen by the cold, gusting wind and rain, reacted with joy. There was life.

But nobody had the Marti failure or success of the Pinto. Even with the fear in the body, Guardiola threw his hand a talisman, the player who has already saved several hairy situations. Leo Messi came between the whistles of the bleachers, who feared the worst. Mallorca was never more after that penalty, and the game was becoming more and more sharp after entry of the Flea. Josemi an entry on the level of the game: he saw the second yellow and joined Cáceres, expelled in the absence of penalty.

Barça did not create the danger, a group backed, which flojeó both in attack and midfield in a theoretically designed to withstand (with Touré, Keita and Sergio). Mallorca is the obstinacy of the ball possession, but found little to Arango Keita and took a permanent error; with this, O'Shea bundle is in vain, and when Apple decided to make Aduriz it was too late.

Messi took advantage of an error Navarro, Lux was planted just before and with a touch signed left-handed master of the 1-1 (81). That ended the ordeal culé. The Mallorcan dream. On Saturday, FC Barcelona-Athletic, the final test.

NO hid his excitement for the applause offered by degrees of Atletico

Messi, after being acclaimed by Calderon: "It's something inexplicable"

Lionel Messi, author of the hat-trick with which Barcelona won 1-3 by Atletico Madrid at the first leg of the final round of the Copa del Rey, acknowledged that he is "inexplicable" have been acclaimed andalusia be replaced. The Vicente Calderon hailed the departure area of Argentina, who admitted to having lived a now "very special". "It's inexplicable, really nice for any player," said Messi.



The azulgrana, who acknowledged that with this victory and these feelings are going "very happy" heading home, bitter night for players and fans rojiblancos. Meanwhile, it worked Pep Guardiola use rotations. "For ourselves we have to prove anything. If anything the people, this is a group of 25 players who play and that play can do well, "Messi added.

Henry marked on outside game. The Argentine left Villarreal with ten in two minutes. The arbitrator was invented a penalty. Diego Lopez was sensational

Incredible game of the Flea. He did what he wanted with the ball and came diagonally. A crack, a luxury.

Walk yesterday by Barcelona reflected that the public expected culé scared the party last night. His Barça has worked intermittently so far this season. With a walk in the moribund League (nine points of Real Madrid), the azulgrana trying to hold to anything to be able to save the course, honour and reputation. Some claim that the present situation is due to bad luck in injuries (Samuel Etoo, Ronaldinho, Deco, Thierry Henry, Leo Messi ...); others to life some of the cracks when carrying away clothing sports and are decorated to showcase tipito, fame and credit card. The issue, which appeared Villarreal in the Camp Nou with an obligation to mark the tie to zero after the round, but gave the impression that the Yellow Submarine was a simple beach mat.

Joan Laporta had made a public appeal on the morning of Wednesday. He wanted the president to see the stands of the stadium packed with fans hungry to see some playing his throat and left to lift the team. There was filled, or much less, and the harrow pulled singing (aided by special effects launched from the PA system), but really reacted when Leo Messi hartó is expected on the right and became master of the ball. A spectacle. Retrieved from the muscle injury that was done in Valencia and that made her be fearful since the team returned ten days ago, the Flea gambeteó, combined, chutó, addressed ... He did everything. Well. Within two minutes (40 , 42), he just pushed the French Cygan, who had to use force and his body to prevent break the party. In the absence of five minutes to rest, a fault in the line three quarters (right) was botada by Deco and Henry, out of the game, opened the scoring, beating Diego Lopez.

The other protagonist. He was the goalkeeper of the quarry raised in Madrid. Everything that came, stopped. He got incredible hands, those that only the elect are capable of stopping. Sensational. Rafa Marquez, Messi, Andres Iniesta, Bojan Krkic ... Desesperaban everyone on the field, while fans believed they were before the man orchestra and put into practice all his arguments for display as a serious candidate in the prayers of Luis Aragones to accompany Iker Casillas and Pepe Reina to Euro. Hand above, below, blocando, clearing ... A doorman at luxury for a team that yesterday was powerless over when he stayed with ten in the field and with the injury to his helmsman, Senna. What is not understood is how Manuel Pellegrini has not relied on the galician until barely a month ago, confirmed that theory (and nobody bother) the idea of Fabio Capello, when assessed the possibility of giving him the title in Madrid last season.

The climax of the recital Lopez arrived just when Ronaldinho (requested and acclaimed by the harrow) went on the field of play. A moment before, when the Brazilian had just prepared, Mejuto again make theirs. In a vertical pass Xavi, Bojan made a sensational control, approached the doorman that the momentum of the output touched the ball and the tumbó ilerdense. Picó the collegiate and castellonenses were outraged. Many believed that the Brazilian recurrence kicking from eleven meters. But no. The strike was responsible for Messi and Lopez diverted the ball.

Total, which although Villarreal played with ten for almost 50 minutes and only chutó once close to the goal of Barça (Rossi in the 16 ), ended the match in the area azulgrana with Capdevila as striker center, waiting for a glorious rejected . But there was no luck. Valdes not ruled on the two balls that you arrived at the top, while those remaining in the Camp Nou was just biting their nails so anxious.

He won Barça and became semifinals per game. Mejuto collaborated, but the team of Frank Rijkaard is a phenomenon called Messi, who won the pulse fear culé.