MADRID, 24 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Barça beat ElPozo Murcia (3-3, 4-2 on penalties) this Sunday to win the Spanish Cup for the seventh time, with a decisive Juan José Camacho Pérez ‘Catela’, who forced extra time with a double penalty and then scored the decisive goal in the shootout.
The Barça team, which is now thinking about the Champions League next May and the League, won its first title of the season in the Cup held at the Palacio de los Deportes in Cartagena. Barça came back against Xota in the quarterfinals, with a double from Catela (2-1), and beat Palma on penalties (1-1; 4-3) in the semifinals.
The final was extremely exciting, with ElPozo taking the lead 18 seconds from the title. The first to hit had already been the Murcian team, which took the lead through Rafa Santos just before the break. Barça equalized thanks to Catela after the restart from the penalty spot but ElPozo had two more advantages that brought them very close to the trophy.
The culé team responded to Marlon’s goal, with Coelho, and also from Gadeia, with Catela with a double penalty (3-3). In extra time the score did not move and the match was finally decided in the penalty shootout in favor of Barça, with Didac stopping and the Gaditando scoring the final goal.