
Barcelona avenged bitter rivals Real Madrid and defeated second-division outfit Albacete 2–1 on Tuesday night to advance to the Copa del Rey semifinal.
It wasn’t the attacking onslaught many predicted, but Barcelona still cruised and dominated, seemingly never leaving first gear. Goals from Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araújo sufficed for Hansi Flick’s side to get the job done, even after Javi Moreno gave the hosts some life with a goal inside the last five minutes that added some nerves to the game’s conclusion.