Barcelona secured a Copa del Rey semi-final advantage with a slender 1-0 victory over fierce rivals Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday evening.
Eder Militao inadvertently put the ball in his own net to decide the match, with the Catalan side now fancied to reach the final. The hosts actually enjoyed a quick start and thought they had claimed a deserved lead as Karim Benzema chested down and finished expertly. The lineman's flag cut his celebrations short, though.
The officials were then at the heart of things again as Barcelona bundled home an opener only to see the strike ruled out by another offside decision. VAR intervened and gave the goal to the relief of Xavi - a strike that eventually decided the clash.
