The departure of Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey may have taken a little bit of a kiss for Barca. Hattra had increased the fear of the first stroke on him by Espanyol. But there was no such accident in Nau Camp that the disciples of Ernesto Valverd had to face.
On Thursday night, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored Espanyal in the second leg of the quarter-finals with Barcelona 2-0 goals. So, 1-0 in the first leg, the two-legged match in the first leg was 2-1 ahead of the semifinals to ensure the Catalan.