Barcelona wander into Copa del Rey semi-finals
Luis Suarez (C) celebrates with teammates during a Camp Nou in Barcelona on Jan 26, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
BARCELONA: Barcelona eased into a semi-finals of a Copa del Rey for a seventh uninterrupted deteriorate 6-2 on total as Denis Suarez scored twice in a 5-2 win over Real Sociedad on Thursday.
Already heading 1-0 from a initial leg, Barca gave Sociedad a towering to stand as Denis Suarez finished off a good group pierce with a usually genuine possibility of a first-half before Lionel Messi converted from a chastisement spot.
Juanmi and Willian Jose grabbed a span of satisfaction goals for a visitors possibly side of Luis Suarez’s third for Barca before Arda Turan and Denis Suarez dull off a rout.
“After a initial idea a space non-stop up. They had a high line, and if we give a 3 we have adult front space, afterwards they kill you,” Denis Suarez told BeIN Sports Spain.
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The 28-time winners join Atletico Madrid, Alaves and Celta Vigo, who dumped out Real Madrid on Wednesday, in Friday’s semi-final draw.
Barca trainer Luis Enrique took no risks with his group preference as all of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez started, while Gerard Pique returned during a behind after being complacent for a 4-0 win during Eibar on Sunday.
One impulse of sorcery illuminated adult a first-half differently abandoned of goalmouth movement as after induction his initial Barca idea during a weekend, Denis Suarez’s purple patch continued.
Samuel Umtiti attacked Xabi Prieto low inside a Sociedad half and from there Neymar, Messi and Luis Suarez total to tee adult his namesake for a initial time finish into a distant corner.
“We found it formidable to play out from a behind in a first-half,” pronounced Enrique. “In a second-half we took improved decisions and we took a chances.”
Barca manager added: “When a players we have are given space, not only for their quality, yet their earthy ability, they routinely take advantage.”
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Sociedad had a outrageous possibility to get behind into a tie 9 mins into a second duration when Jose dismissed too tighten to Jasper Cillessen with only a Dutch general to kick from 10 yards out.
And within seconds any durability wish Sociedad had was left as Neymar accelerated in behind a visitors’ counterclaim and was cynically hacked down by Inigo Martinez with a defender propitious to shun with only a yellow card.
Messi had handed shortcoming from a mark to Neymar in any of Barca’s final dual Cup outings, yet stepped adult himself to register his 29th idea in only 27 games this season.
Sociedad were quickly given a spark of wish when surrogate Juanmi took advantage of a vivid opening in a centre of a Barca counterclaim to throw Cillessen.
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Barca immediately responded, though, as Messi shrugged off 3 Sociedad hurdles to recover Luis Suarez to container his 20th idea of a deteriorate underneath Geronimo Rulli.
The Basques once again responded as Jose bulleted home a header 17 mins from time.
Yet, that once again only kicked Barca behind adult a rigging as Turan tapped home Aleix Vidal’s cranky mins after replacing Neymar before Messi teed adult Denis Suarez for his second of a night.
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