Copa Del Rey semi-final draw is out and Barca is to face Valencia in the semi-final. In the other semis, Sevilla will face Leganés; that's a clash between two side which eliminated the big teams from Capital City. Not only Barcelona will face the toughest team, we have to play the second leg away from home. That makes the tie pretty difficult and also increases the importance of the first leg.
FC Barcelona secured semi-final spot in Copa Del Rey with a 2-0 victory against Espanyol at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi and Luis Saurez both scored the goals for Barca on a night where Coutinho made his official Barca debut. Before the start of the match there was a tribute paid for the service for Mascherano, who is leaving Barca.
Watch the full match highlights also the tribute paid to Mashcerano below with English Commentary:
FC Barcelona secured the passage to Semi Final of 2017-18 Copa Del Rey Semi-Finals with a 2-0 victory over city rivals Espanyol at the Camp Nou. Luis Saurez and Lionel Messi both scored early in first half to help Barca over-turn the 1-0 deficit from first leg.
FC Barcelona have secured the semi-final spot in Copa Del Rey semi-finals with a 2-0 victory with an efficient performance at the Camp Nou over city rivals Espanyol. Any doubt of Barca's progress was put to rest when Luis Saurez scored early on the first half negating the opponents advantage from first leg. As I mentioned in the Barca vs Espanyol Preview, the early goal completely changed the tie to Barca's advantage and Lionel Messi's goal secured the victory and passage. Everyone expected Barca to seal the victory with at least one more goal but that wasn't to be and that made for a nervous ending when it was clear a goal from Espanyol means we will go out on away goals. But then our defense never gave a decent sniff to Espanyol's offense even though our forwards were wasting chances after chances.
