Valencia Stuns Barcelona With 2-1 Victory To Win Copa del Rey

Barcelona fell short of winning the fifth consecutive Copa del Rey trophy with a 1-2 loss to Valencia at stadio Benito Villamarin on Saturday. inspired by 's strikes in the first half. 

Rodrigo Moreno and Kevin Gameiro inspired the victory for Valencia which put up a strong defense and held Lionel Messi and teammates off from breaking in but wrecked the La Liga champions with a brilliant response on the counter. 

Rodrigo had sent out a strong warning to Barca early into the game seizing a scoring from a defensive error from Clement Lenglet but Gerard Pique was able to clear his shot off the goalline. 

Gameiro drilled home a right-footed from inside the box for the opening goal and Rodrigo headed home Carlos Soler's cross, giving Valencia 2-0 lead over Barca just after half an hour of play. 

Messi could change the tide of the game for his team against the defensive wall put up by Valencia and could only get a consolation in 73rd minutes.  

This is the first time that Valencia which finished season in fourth place will lift the Copa del Rey trophy since 2007-08.