Monday, February 13, 2017

Copa del Rey final to be at Vicente Calderon Stadium in May (The Associated Press)

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, prepares to kicks the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves, at Mendizorroza stadium, in Vitoria, northern Spain, Saturday, Feb.11, 2017. FC Barcelona won the match 6-0. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

No need to get Bruce Springsteen involved this time. The Spanish football federation says the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Alaves will be staged at Atletico Madrid's Vicente Calderon Stadium on May 27. Last season's final between Barcelona and Sevilla was set to be at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, but Madrid avoided seeing its biggest rival celebrate on its grounds after a Springsteen concert was scheduled at the venue.


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