After drawing 1-1 with FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou in early February, Real Madrid had high hopes of advancing past the Catalan giants in the second leg of their Copa del Rey draw.
The script didn’t go as planned, however, as Real Madrid was soundly defeated at their home stadium by Barcelona, 0-3.
Real Madrid controlled the game throughout the first half. Brazilian wunderkind Vinicius Junior was Los Blancos’ best player on the night. He created countless chances within the box for Real Madrid and came close to scoring on a few occasions.
In fact, were it not for Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen’s excellent saves, the story of the game could have been very different.
However, in the second half, Barcelona took control. Luis Suarez scored a goal after a brilliant Ousmane Demebele run and cross to give Barcelona a 0-1 lead in the 50th minute. Things went even more downhill for Real Madrid after this.
After another cross into the box aimed for Suarez, Real Madrid center-back Raphael Varane kicked the ball into his own goal in the 69th minute. Bad went to worse after Luis Suarez was fouled in the penalty area, and then stepped into the box and converted a cheeky Paneka kick to put Barcelona up 0-3, the final result.
The Blaugrana will play the winner of Valencia and Real Betis’ draw in the final.
