Villarreal vs. Barcelona: Goals, Highlights from Copa del Rey Match
Barcelona headed into Wednesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg with a healthy 3-1 advantage from the initial tie.
The Blaugrana needed just three minutes to make it 4-1 on aggregate, as Leo Messi and Neymar combined for a wonderful opener...
The Argentinean made a run on the edge of the area and hooked a sublime ball over the Villarreal defence to find Neymar, who poked in a lovely one-touch finish.
Barca held the lead until six minutes before half-time, when a completely unmarked Jonathan dos Santos crept in at the near post to beat Marc-Andre ter Stegen...
"VINE: Dos Santos, Villareal 1-1 Barcelona (Agreg. 2-4) http://t.co/XbcyvPVbUi
— Papo Europeu (@papoeuropeu) March 4, 2015"
Shortly after the goal, the Catalans received another blow in the form of an injury to Sergio Busquets, who was on the wrong end of a nasty challenge from Tomas Pina...
"La lesión de BUSQUETS @SomosCule @FCBfanatics https://t.co/jABbLdhO1d
— FCB (@nogolipo) March 4, 2015"
"Busquets' injury has put a dampener on the whole match. We should reach the final, but right now his injury is our biggest concern.
— Neymarred (@Neymarred) March 4, 2015"
"This doesn't look good for Sergio Busquets, who was the victim of this challenge just moments ago. pic.twitter.com/IKufmy2TOJ
— FourFourTweet (@FourFourTweet) March 4, 2015"
In the 65th minute, Pina saw red after delivering yet another questionable challenge, this time on Neymar…
"VINE - Villarreal player with a harsh tackle on Neymar, leads into a red card. https://t.co/zjjMAjORNt
— Seleção Brasileira (@BrazilStats) March 4, 2015"
A few minutes later, 10-man Villarreal suffered another setback, as Luis Suarez was able to power past the back line to find the net…
"GOAL SUAREZ! Villarreal 1-2 Barcelona http://t.co/0VaZm7n0vU
— Football Live Goals (@FootyLiveVines) March 4, 2015"
In the 87th minute, Neymar booked Barcelona's place in the Copa del Rey final with a header from a Xavi cross...
"GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL !!! Neymar scores his 219th official career goal. pic.twitter.com/4tiHhdXtxO
— Quotes on Neymar (@NeymarQuote) March 4, 2015"
The game finished 6-2 to Barcelona on aggregate, setting up a final encounter with either Espanyol or Athletic Club.
