MADRID — Another year, another Copa del Rey final for Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho scored his first goal since leaving Liverpool as Barcelona defeated Valencia 2-0 Thursday to reach the Copa final for the fifth straight season. “It’s not an easy feat to make it to the final this many times in a row,” Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said. “It hurts because we had high expectations coming into this match,” Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech said. Colombian defender Yerry Mina made his Barcelona debut on Thursday by replacing Gerard Pique late in the match.

Source: National Post February 08, 2018 22:47 UTC