Guardiola Happy to Close the Season & His Barca Time with 1 Final Cup

Pep Guardiola signed off as Barcelona coach with his 14th trophy in four years as his side beat Atletico Bilbao 3-0 in the final of the Copa del Rey.

Pedro Rodriguez's brace either side of Lionel Messi's 73rd goal of the season earned Barca a comfortable victory.

Despite reports linking him to Chelsea , Guardiola later appeared to confirm his intention to take time out of the game.

"I feel like I left some good things behind," he said. "Now I will rest and try in the future a new challenge."

Guardiola, 41, is the club's most successful coach though Barca ended the season relinquishing both their La Liga and Champions League titles.

"We had a very good year, we won four titles and winning this cup gives them better value," Guardiola said. "I'm happy to close out the season this way."

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