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  • 92'
    FT: Valencia 0-2 Barcelona. Goals from Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic ensure Barca a place in the Copa del Rey final, where they will face Sevilla.
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  • 91'
    Parejo goes into the book for tripping Suarez.
  • 90'
    2 minutes added on.
  • 87'
    Barca just looking to wind the clock down now.
  • 84'
    Yerry Mina comes on for his Barca debut, replacing Gerard Pique.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 82'
  • 82'
    GOAL! BARCELONA! RAKITIC! Game over. Gabriel Paulista gives the ball away cheaply and Suarez is in quick as a flash. He squares for Rakitic and the Croatian sweeps a finish past Jaume and into the far corner to surely seal Barca a place in the final.
  • 81'
    The Argentine shoots but it flies harmlessly over the bar.
  • 80'
    Kondogbia fells Rakitic 25 yards out and Messi will have a chance to whip a ball in.
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  • 75'
    Zaza goes into the book for dissent.
  • 71'
    Ruben Vezo replaces Ezequiel Garay, who is stretchered off.
Injury

Injured

en Valencia
  • 70'
    Garay looks to be in some distress here. He doesn't look like he'll be able to continue.
  • 69'
    Messi is denied a clear strike on goal by a last-ditch challenge before Rakitic sees an effort blocked away by a defender.
  • 67'
    Cillessen keeps out Vietto's deflected effort at the near post.
  • 66'
    Guedes flicks a cross form Zaza onto the roof of the net. Valencia need a goal soon if they're going to turn this around.
  • 65'
    Paulinho replaces Iniesta for Barca.
  • 63'
    Messi meets a cutback from the right but his effort is kept out by Jaume before Montoya throws himself in the way of Alba's follow-up.
  • 61'
    Carlos Soler curls a low effort from the edge of the box just wide in the aftermath of a corner.
  • 60'
    Valencia playing with plenty of tempo now, clearly aware of the challenge facing them.
  • 60'
    Valencia playing with plenty of tempo now, clearly aware of the challenge facing them.
  • 55'
    Guedes replaces Coquelin for Valencia.
  • 53'
    Suarez curls an effort wide of the far post after good feet from Lionel Messi.
  • 51'
    A huge task on Valencia's hands now. Can they still turn this around?
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 49'
  • 49'
    GOAL! BARCELONA! COUTINHO! An instant impact! Suarez runs at his man down the left and his cross is met by Coutinho at the far post, with the Brazilian guiding the ball back across Jaume and into the far corner. Valencia now need three goals.
  • 48'
    Rodrigo sees an effort deflected behind off Samuel Umtiti. The corner comes to nothing though.
  • 46'
    Valencia get us back underway, with Philippe Coutinho coming on in place of Andre Gomes for the visitors.
  • 45'
    HT: Valencia 0-0 Barcelona. Nothing to choose between the two sides at the break but it is the hosts who came closest to breaking the deadlock when Rodrigo headed against the bar.
  • 45'
    Kondogbia fires into the side-netting after gathering a cross form the right at the far post.
  • 43'
    Suarez sees a low effort kept out by Jaume after receiving the ball just inside the box.
  • 41'
    Lots of fouls sneaking into this one now, it play into Valencia's hands as it prevents Barca from building up a head of steam.
  • 37'
    Jaume clatters Messi as he comes out to punch. Good goalkeeping.
  • 36'
    Barca are up in arms as Garay fells Suarez. The referee doesn't reach for his pocket on this occasion though.
  • 35'
    Messi's effort can only find the wall this time.
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  • 34'
    Rodrigo fouls Messi 30 yards out and the Argentine will have another chance to test Jaume.
  • 30'
    Messi looks for the far corner from 25 yards but his effort lacks the sufficient whip to bring it back inside the post.
  • 28'
    Iniesta looks to put Suarez in behind but the flag goes up against the Uruguayan.
  • 27'
    Zaza should put Vietto in but his pass is blocked, before Rodrigo sees a powerful effort from 25 yards parried away by Cillessen.
  • 26'
    Both Vietto and Coquelin are suffocated before they can get a show away. For all their possession Barca need to be careful to keep the back door shut here.
  • 24'
    Barca are dominating the ball now, but it is the hosts who have come closest to breaking the deadlock.
  • 21'
    Vietto looks to cross from deep but Zaza can't get there and Barca clear.
  • 16'
    Suarez is fed the ball in the box but he can't get it under his spell and the chance is lost.
  • 14'
    Vietto fires high and wide from range. Valencia are making a game of it here!
  • 14'
    OFF THE BAR! Rodrigo rises highest to meet Gaya's cross from the left and his header comes back off the bar with Cillessen beaten.
  • 12'
    Sergi Roberto crosses from the right but Jaume gets up to claim the ball.
  • 10'
    Lionel Messi is having plenty of chances to turn and run at the Valencia defence so far. Valencia can't allow that to happen too often.
  • 9'
    Messi takes the set-piece and strikes it well but Jauma punches the ball to safety away to his left.
  • 8'
    Messi is stopped by an agricultural challenge from Gabriel Paulista and Barca have a dangerous free-kick 25 yards out, just right of centre.
  • 6'
    Chance! Coquelin exchanges passes with Zaza on the edge of the box before shooting low but Cillessen makes an easy save.
  • 3'
    Barcelona put their foot on the ball early on, but Garay rises to head away Sergi Roberto's cross.
  • 1'
    Barcelona get us underway here!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out on the pitch and we'll be underway shortly.
  • PRVW
    Away goals do apply tonight so we will only see extra time if Valencia win 1-0 in 90 minutes.
  • PRVW
    There is quite the atmosphere building here at the Mestalla, can the home fans drive their side to victory this evening?
  • PRVW
    Warm-ups are well underway here as kick off approaches.
  • PRVW
    There's quite a lot of bad blood between these two sides. Will we see any scores settled tonight?
  • PRVW
    The Valencia squad looks concentrated on the job at hand tonight:
  • PRVW
    So, Gerard Pique is fit to start for Barca despite having suffered discomfort in his right knee towards the end of the 1-1 derby draw with Espanyol at the weekend. Valencia, meanwhile, look to have switched systems, seemingly in an attempt to control the midfield with 'Los Che' needing to score to have any chance of booking a place in the final against Sevilla.
  • PRVW
    The Mestalla will play host to this one:
  • PRVW
    Valencia: Domenech; Montoya, Paulista, Garay, Gaya; Coquelin, Kondogbia, Parejo; Vietto, Zaza, Rodrigo. Subs: Neto, Vezo, Maksimovic, Soler, Guedes, Santi Mina, Lato.
  • PRVW
    Barcelona: Cillessen; Sergi Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta, Andre Gomes; Messi, Suarez. Subs: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Coutinho, Paulinho, Paco Alcacer, Aleix Vidal, Mina.
Info

Pre-match

08 February 2018, 21:30

Referee: Undiano Mallenco

Stadium: Mestalla

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! There's a place in the Copa del Rey final up for grabs tonight, Barca hold all the cards going into this one having emerged with a slender 1-0 win in the first leg.