Barcelona will work hard to defeat Alaves to win the Copa Del Rey as a consolation for the Spanish La Liga defeat against Real Madrid

Barcelona will take on Alaves in the final of the Copa del Rey. The Blaugrana will be looking to win the trophy as a scant consolation for what has been a very difficult season for them. Luis Enrique announced in March that he will be stepping down as coach of Barcelona at the end of the season and this will be his last game in charge at the Nou Camp. The match will be played at the Vincente Calderon and it might be the last ever game to be played at that stadium, the home of Atletico Madrid, as the club will be moving to a new stadium next season. We would expect Barcelona and Alaves to give the stadium a final game to remember.

There will be three other finals that will be taking place across Europe this weekend. In Germany, Borussia Dortmund will take on Eintracht Frankfurt at the Olympiastadion in Berlin in the final of the DFB Pokal, while Angers will battle PSG in the Coupe de France final at the Stade de France and Benfica will be looking to complete the league and cup double this season with a win over Vitoria de Guimares in the final of the Taca de Portugal at the Estadio Nacional.

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