Yuri is booked late on for a challenge on Braithwaite.
There will be a minimum of two minutes added time played at the end of the second half.
88'
Griezmann also heads off the pitch and he has been replaced by Dembele.
87'
O. Dembélé enters the game and replaces A. Griezmann.
M. Braithwaite enters the game and replaces Óscar Mingueza.
Final few changes for Barca now, with Mingueza one of those coming off and he has been replaced by Braithwaite.
84'
Not too far away! Athletic whip a corner into the box from the right and Raul Garcia meets it in the middle of the box, but he doesn't get the best of contact, heading it into the ground and it bounces high over the crossbar.
82'
R. Araujo enters the game and replaces Piqué.
The other change sees Pique head off and he has been replaced by Araujo.
81'
I. Moriba enters the game and replaces Pedri.
Barca make a double substitution, with Pedri the first to come off and he has been replaced by Moriba.
80'
If this result remains the same, Athletic will have lost two Copa del Rey finals within the space of two weeks, after they were beaten 1-0 by Real Sociedad in last seasons final.
76'
We've seen four Barca goals in the space of 12 minutes, they couldn't have wished for a better second half performance. They are close to their 31st Copa del Rey title.
74'
Sergi Roberto enters the game and replaces S. Dest.
Barca have made their first change now, with Dest replaced by Sergi Roberto at right-back.
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72'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Jordi Alba.
A second assist for Alba now, it comes after he sprints down the left, linking up well with Griezmann, before perfectly feeding Messi.
GOOOAAALLL! Messi gets his second and makes it 4-0! What a second half performance this is from Barca! Alba plays a one-two down the left wing with Griezmann and the left-back then pulls the ball back to Messi on the edge of the box, who fires it towards the bottom left corner of the goal. Simon gets a hand to it, but not enough to push it around the post and it flies into the back of the net.
70'
Surely the game is wrapped up for Barca now, they lead 3-0 with 20 minutes left to play and are in complete control. They could go on and score a few more.
68'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by F. de Jong.
Another assist now for De Jong, both he and Messi showed great skill and movement to open up the space for the third Barca goal.
GOOOAAALLL! Messi gets involved in the goals and makes it 3-0! The Barca skipper races forward after winning the ball back on the halfway line and plays a quick one-two with De Jong, before racing into the box and playing another one-two. However, the angle is too tight for a shot, so he cuts inside onto his left foot with ease and fires the ball into the bottom left corner of the net.
67'
Unai Núñez enters the game and replaces Yeray.
Asier Villalibre enters the game and replaces I. Williams.
Yuri enters the game and replaces Unai López.
Lopez is the final Athletic player to come off and Yuri is his replacement.
Williams also comes off and he has been replaced by Villalibre.
Athletic make all of their remaining substitutions now, with Alvarez coming off and he has been replaced by Nunez.
65'
Athletic win their first corner of the game after Williams sees his effort from the edge of the box well blocked by De Jong. However, the resulting corner comes to nothing.
63'
F. de Jong has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Jordi Alba.
GOOOAAALLL! De Jong doubles Barca’s lead and makes it 2-0! That’s two goals in the space of three minutes! He provided the assist for the first goal and has scored the second. Alba sprints down the left wing and delivers a superb low cross into the penalty area and Griezmann can’t quite reach it, so it falls to De Jong, who stoops to head home from just a couple of yards out.
Alba has been a constant threat for Barca down the left wing and he showed his worth there with an excellent delivery into the box, that De Jong finishes off to make it 2-0.
62'
It will be interesting to see how Athletic respond now, they need to start pushing forward in search of an equaliser, but this also leaves them open at the back and vulnerable to a second Barca goal.
60'
A. Griezmann has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by F. de Jong.
De Jong has been excellent today, involved in everything for Barca and he went close himself early on. However, he turned provider this time, drilling the ball into the path of Griezmann, who made no mistakes with the finish.
GOOOAAALLL! Barca finally break the deadlock, Griezmann makes it 1-0! They break forward quickly and open up the Athletic defence, with Messi racing forward, before laying it out wide to De Jong on the overlap and he squares it to Griezmann, who pops it into the back of the net from the middle of the box. Lovely move and finish.
58'
There is still a lot of football left to be played here and there will surely be a few tired Athletic players out there soon, as they've constantly chased the ball today.
54'
Mikel Vesga enters the game and replaces Álex Berenguer.
Athletic have made another change, with Berenguer the man coming off and he has been replaced by Vesga.
50'
The second half has started as the first ended, with Barca on top and dominating, pushing forward in search of the opening goal. They were so close a few minutes ago.
46'
Lekue enters the game and replaces Muniain.
The second half is under way!
Athletic have made a substitution ahead of the second half, with Muniain the man coming off and he has been replaced by Inigo Martinez.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: ATHLETIC BILBAO 0-0 BARCELONA
45'
There will be a minimum of one minute added time played at the end of the first half.
44'
Barca continue to pile on the pressure, there isn't long left for Athletic to hold on now and they will be thankful for the break. It has been a tough first half for them.
42'
There isn’t long left to play before the end of the first half, can either side break the deadlock before the half-time whistle?
40'
Into the wall! Messi steps it to take a free-kick on the edge of the box, but he doesn't get enough on it and it flies into the wall, who do their job well and clear the danger.
39'
Dani García gets yellow.
The first yellow card of the game is shown to Dani Garcia, for his late sliding challenge on Messi around 20 yards out.
38'
The most recent possession chart has just come in and it shows Barca to have 82 per cent, to Athletic's 18 per cent, which shows their dominance. Athletic will be very happy for it to be goalless at the break.
34'
Messi is starting to drop slightly deeper in order to get on the ball and influence the game, as Athletic are defending very well at the moment and there aren't any signs of a breakthrough goal.
32'
Despite all of their dominance, Simon in the Athletic goal has yet to make a good save to deny Barca the opening goal and they are starting to get frustrated.
30'
We’re at the half an hour mark now and it remains goalless between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.
28'
Athletic need to try and slow things down and just keep the ball for a little bit, they've barely strung more than a couple of passes together and are constantly having to chase the game.
26'
Messi almost sneaks through once again! A long ball comes over the top of the Athletic defence, which Mingueza heads down straight into the path of Messi. However, his shot is brilliantly blocked.
23'
Raul Garcia and Williams have hardly touched the ball for Athletic, the two forwards have been forced to sit deep and soak up all the Barca pressure, which continues to build.
21'
Decent effort! Messi manages to work a little bit of space in the box and he curls an effort towards the near post. However, Simon is equal to it and makes a comfortable save.
20'
Another quick move by Barca, with Griezmann trying to get a shot away from the edge of the box. However, Athletic get plenty of players back and make the block.
18'
Barca have dominated possession, with over 80 per cent of it in the opening period of the game. Can they make it count and test Simon?
16'
There is a good pace to the game so far, with Barca setting the tempo and they are trying to carve open the Athletic defence, with Messi and Busquets already finding a couple of throughballs.
9'
Barca look eager to get an early goal here, they are forcing their opponents to get everyone back behind the ball as they are camped inside the final third.
7'
Not too far away! Dest cuts inside from the right wing and drills a low shot towards the bottom right corner of the net. However, he just drags his shot wide.
4'
Good move! Busquets drills the ball into the feet of De Jong on the edge of the box, who flicks it to Messi, he then quickly spins and passes to Alba out wide, who plays it back into the penalty arae looking for Griezmann. However, the offside flag goes up and Athletic have a free-kick.
3'
It's all Barca in the opening few minutes of the game, they are pushing forward in numbers and have Athletic penned inside their own half.
1'
We're under way!
ATHLETIC BILBAO SUBS: Jon Morcillo, Ander Capa, Asier Villalibre, Unai Nunez, Unai Vencedor, Jokin Ezkieta, Yuri, Inigo Lekue, Mikel Vesga.
ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-4-2): Unai Simon; Oscar De Marcos, Yeray Alvarez, Inigo Martinez, Mikel Balenziaga; Alex Berenguer, Unai Lopez, Raul Garcia, Iker Muniain; Raul García, Inaki Williams.
BARCELONA SUBS: Ronald Araujo, Martin Braithwaite, Ousmane Dembele, Trincao, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti, Inaki Pena, Ilaix Moriba, Arnau Tenas.
BARCELONA (3-1-4-2): Marc-Andre Ter Stegen; Oscar Mingueza, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet; Sergio Busquets; Sergino Dest, Frenkie De Jong, Pedri, Jordi Alba; Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Copa del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.
Due to the COVID pandemic, last years Copa del Rey final was played just a couple of weeks ago and it featured Athletic Bilbao. However, they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad. Athletic made it to the 2021 final by beating Levante 3-2 on aggregate. Meanwhile Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-2 over two legs.
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all of the match action!
Athletic have been forced to sit back and defend, they need to start pushing players forward if they are to test Ter Stegen in the Barca goal, who has been a spectator so far.
Athletic are looking for their first Copa Del Rey title since 1984, while Barcelona last won this competition back in 2018. Athletic have failed to win any of their last five games, however, they have only suffered one defeat and the rest have been draws, to see them sit 11th in LaLiga. Meanwhile Barcelona are third, following their El Clasico defeat against Real Madrid last weekend.
That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
This is Barcelona's 31st Copa del Rey success and their first since 2018. They will now turn their attentions back to LaLiga, as they sit third, but only two points behind Atletico Madrid at the top and they face Getafe next time out. Meanwhile Athletic will look to put their two Copa del Rey final defeats behind them and pick up three points against Real Betis in LaLiga on Wednesday.
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