Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday night with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Valencia at the Mestalla.
Valencia, struggling at the bottom end of La Liga this season, were unable to find any relief in this quarter-final clash. Ferran Torres gave Barcelona the lead within the first three minutes, and just 15 minutes later, Robert Lewandowski’s replacement, Torres, doubled the advantage.
Fermin Lopez made it 3-0 with just 25 minutes played, and Torres completed his hat-trick in only 30 minutes against his boyhood club.
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Valencia left the pitch at halftime to boos from the home crowd, and things didn’t improve after the break. Lamine Yamal added a fifth for Barcelona just before the hour mark.
Barcelona will discover their semi-final opponent—either Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, or Real Sociedad—when the RFEF draws the last four on February 12.
