Barcelona dominates Valencia 5-0 to reach Copa del Rey semifinals

Barcelona joined Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid, and their traditional rival Real Madrid in the semifinals, with the draw scheduled for February 12th.

The big win further strengthened Barcelona's dominance over Valencia, as the Catalan team had defeated them 7-1 in their previous league encounter on January 26th.

Three minutes into the match, Ferran Torres gave Barcelona the lead with a surprise shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Ferran Torres then added a second goal for himself and Barcelona in the 17th minute, after the ball rebounded to him in a great position, allowing him to easily slot it into the net. Although the referee initially ruled the goal offside, it was validated after a review using the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

In the 23rd minute, Barcelona scored their third goal following a superb cross from Pedri to Fermín López, who fired a powerful shot from inside the penalty area into the net.

Ferran Torres continued his brilliant performance by completing a hat-trick in the 30th minute. He received a smart pass from Raphinha inside the penalty area and blasted a strong shot past goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski.

Two minutes into the second half, the referee disallowed a goal for Valencia due to an offside call on Omar Sadiq.

Barcelona missed a golden opportunity in the 53rd minute when the right post denied a powerful shot by Lamine Yamal from inside the penalty area.

Lamine Yamal succeeded in scoring Barcelona’s fifth goal in the 59th minute, following a well-organized attack that included several passes before the ball reached Yamal, who struck a powerful shot from inside the penalty area into the net.

Barcelona has previously won the competition 31 times, holding the record for the most titles, followed by Athletic Bilbao, the defending champions with 24 titles, and Real Madrid in third place with 20 titles.