Valencia vs Barcelona, Copa del Rey: Match Thread, Live Updates

FULL-TIME, Valencia 0-5 Barcelona: Barça destroy Valencia for the second time in 10 days to advance to the Copa del Rey semi-finals in dominant fashion. They played amazing football from the start and gave the home crowd no chance to impact the game in any way. Brilliant performance, great goals, and a spot in the Final Four guaranteed without any issues. Well done, boys!

73’ GOAL DISALLOWED: Iván Jaime scores for Valencia on the counter, but the goal is ruled out for an offside in the buildup.

59’ GOAL!!! Valencia 0-5 Barcelona (Yamal): IT’S FIVE!!! Ferran finds Raphinha inside the box and the Brazilian puts it on a plate for Yamal, who fires it low and catches Dimitrievski off guard to add to Barça’s lead.

51’ PENALTY DENIED: Sadiq goes down in the box and the referee points to the spot, but the play is brought back for an offside on the striker at the start of the move.

47’ GOAL DISALLOWED: Sadiq scores Valencia’s opener but is denied by the offside flag.

SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Valencia 0-4 Barcelona: Back underway at Mestalla!

HALFTIME, Valencia 0-4 Barcelona: Barça demolish Valencia in the first half for the second time in 10 days thanks to a brilliant team performance and four amazing goals to settle the tie and send the Catalans to the semis with 45 minutes to go.

30’ GOAL!!! Valencia 0-4 Barcelona (Ferran): IT’S FOUR!!! Barça pretty much wrap things up as another brilliant pass from Pedri finds Raphinha, who knocks it down to Ferran and Torres finds the bottom corner to complete a first half hat-trick!!!

23’ GOAL!!!! Valencia 0-3 Barcelona (Fermín): BARÇA TRIPLE THE LEAD!!! It’s dreamland for the visitors as Pedri does his magic again with an amazing pass over the top to find the run of Fermín López, who gets to the ball before the goalkeeper and taps it home!!!

17’ GOAL!!! Valencia 0-2 Barcelona (Ferran): BARÇA DOUBLE THE LEAD!!! Pedri releases Raphinha through the middle with an outrageous trivela pass and the Brazilian finds Lamine Yamal, who has his shot saved and deflected off the post before Ferran fires the rebound into the net!

3’ GOAL!!!!! Valencia 0-1 Barcelona (Ferran): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! Alejandro Balde plays a SENSATIONAL through ball from 40 yards away to pick out the run of Ferran Torres, who gets in behind the defense and passes the ball into the corner to put the visitors ahead!

KICKOFF! Valencia 0-0 Barcelona: And we’re underway at Mestalla!

WELCOME TO THE MESTALLA STADIUM!!! The beautiful home of Valencia is the site of a huge Copa del Rey one-legged quarter-final tie between the hosts and Barcelona, as the two sides meet for the second time in 10 days with a spot in the Cup semi-finals on the line. Barça destroyed Valencia and scored seven last time, but this should prove a lot different and more difficult for the Catalans against a Valencia team hungry for revenge and playing in front of their incredible home crowd. This should be all kinds of fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!

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LINEUPS

BARCELONA

Starting XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Eric, Cubarsí, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Fermín, Raphinha; Ferran (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Peña (GK), Kochen (GK), Araujo, Iñigo, Fort, Martín, Casadó, Torre, Olmo, Víctor, Lewandowski

VALENCIA

Starting XI: Dimitrievski; Aarons, Mosquera, Diakhaby, Yarek, Vázquez; Pérez, Guillamón, Pepelu, Canós; Sadiq (5-4-1)

Substitutes: Mamardashvili (GK), Tárrega, Madrigal, Gayà, Barrenechea, Guerra, Almeida, López, Rioja, Jaime, Mir

MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2024-25 Copa del Rey, Quarter-Finals

Date/Time: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 9.30pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8.30pm GMT (UK), 3.30pm ET, 12.30pm PT (USA), 2am IST (India, Friday)

Venue: Estadio de Mestalla, València, Spain

Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

HOW TO WATCH

On TV: Startimes World Football (Nigeria), TVE La 1 (Spain), others

Online: ESPN+ (USA), FanCode (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others

Matchday Thread Rules

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Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.

Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!