Barcelona cruise to Copa del Rey win ....2015

BARCELONA, Spain -- Even though Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, duly setting up their chance at a treble with a 3-1 victory over Athletic Club, there was relaxation at the Camp Nou on Saturday night.

Nerves didn't jangle, players were caught on their backsides, the Catalans were outperformed by the Basques.

The Copa Del Rey winners, who will face Juventus next Saturday in Berlin for a "winner takes all" Champions League showdown, strolled around the pitch while their manager, Luis Enrique,
Barcelona won the Copa del Rey after beating Athletic Bilbao 3-1 at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored a brace, and Neymar chipped in another goal for their team, which enjoyed 74 percent of possession and created 12 goalscoring chances. Barcelona attempted 11 shots and were precise with their accuracy, with seven on target and one that hit the post.

As expected, the Spanish anthem was jeered ferociously by both sets of supporters, a way to express their discontent with the political situation their.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said it was two down, one to go after his team completed the domestic double with Saturday evening's 3-1 Copa del Rey final victory over Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou.

Lionel Messi was once again the game's outstanding performer -- opening the scoring with an outstanding solo goal and adding a well-taken second midway after the break.

Neymar was also on the scoresheet for Barca, with 20-year-old Inaki Williams adding a late consolation for the Basque side, who were.

With three goals combined in their Copa del Rey victory on Saturday, Barcelona attackers Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar set a Spanish record for the most goals in a season for any trio of teammates.

Messi scored twice and Neymar also scored as Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in the final, bringing the threesome's tally to 120 goals in all competitions this season.

That mark supasses the previous record of 118 set by Real Madrid's trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzem and Gonzalo Higuain.

Three things from the Camp Nou as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in the 2015 Copa del Rey final.

1. The Messi final

This will surely go down in history as Lionel Messi's Copa del Rey final. Messi opened the scoring with a wonderful solo goal, finished the game off completely by adding his second late on and was just operating on a different level from everyone else throughout.

Even against a team packed with superstars, Athletic clearly knew who Barca's main dangerman was,