'Last Emperor' Iniesta hailed after stunning King's Cup show


Soccer Football - Spanish King's Cup Final - FC Barcelona v Sevilla - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - April 21, 2018 Barcelona's Andres Iniesta celebrates by lifting the trophy after the match as the King of Spain Felipe VI applauds REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish media paid tribute to Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta after he starred in his side's 5-0 thrashing of Sevilla in the King's Cup final on Saturday.

Iniesta scored and pulled the strings for Barcelona in a dominant display as they won the tournament for the fourth season running and a record 30th time.

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