Sevilla top Atletico in Copa del Rey
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Diego Capel scored early and Jesus Navas added a second late as Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 yesterday to secure their second Copa del Rey trophy in three seasons.
Capel beat goalkeeper David de Gea with a rising shot from just outside the area after five minutes to give the Andalucians the lead in front of about 90,000 spectators at the Camp Nou stadium.
Sevilla weathered constant pressure from the Europa League champions — with goalkeeper Andres Palop denying Diego Forlan in the 79th minute — before Navas sealed the victory from a counter attack during injury-time.
Sevilla, who beat Getafe 1-0 in the 2007 final, secured their fifth Spanish cup while Atletico were hoping to close out the campaign with their second piece of silverware.
Palop collected the trophy from Crown Prince Felipe before president Jose Maria del Nido paid tribute to former coach Manolo Jimenez, who was replaced by Antonio Alvarez because of a poor run in the league — despite leading the club to its seventh final.
“Part of reaching this final has to be dedicated to Manolo Jimenez,” said Del Nido, whose team won its sixth trophy since 2006.
He also dedicated the victory to former player Antonio Puerta, who died during a game in 2007.
Capel’s left-footed shot gave Sevilla the lead, but Atletico took control of the up-tempo game from then, with Sevilla blocking three separate chances from inside the area in the 11th.

