Barcelona vs. Valencia: Goals and Highlights from 2016 Copa Del Rey Game

High-flying Barcelona hosted struggling Valencia in the first-leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.

The home side were looking to take another step towards repeating last season's treble with a win in the cup and made the ideal start when Luis Suarez finished across the goalkeeper following Neymar's pass.

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Goal Suárez. [cc @barcastuff] pic.twitter.com/AbJEvW3pWT

— Fiaz Hamsath (@fiazhamsath) February 3, 2016"

It didn't take long for Barca and Suarez to add a second, the Uruguayan sweeping home after Aleix Vidal pulled back Sergio Busquets' chipped pass.

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Suarez's 2nd goal vs Valencia! 2-0 '11 https://t.co/yKWWbBmtaZ

— FCBarcelona (@ViscaaBarcaa1) February 3, 2016"

It was then 3-0 after 29 minutes when Andres Iniesta, Neymar, Suarez and Lionel Messi combined for a gorgeous team goal.

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Iniesta > Neymar > Messi. Too easy! #FCBValencia https://t.co/SMlfCchmsY

— Ben Jata (@Ben_Jata) February 3, 2016"

Things got worse for Valencia before half-time when Shkodran Mustafi conceded a penalty and received a straight red card for a last-man foul on Messi, only for Neymar to hit the post from the spot.

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Roja para Mustafi por falta sobre Messi dentro del área, penal que Neymar Jr .... https://t.co/pCo58oMRRn

— Johnny Andersson (@J_Andersson10) February 3, 2016"

Into the second half and Messi made it 4-0 with his 500th career goal, leaving two defenders on the floor before finding the bottom corner.

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Messi 500th career goals. Players on the floor as usualpic.twitter.com/6Ubjg98L4o

— Niko (@Nikomarvel) February 3, 2016"

The Argentinian then completed his hat-trick after 74 minutes when he capitalised on some sloppy Valencia defending to fire past the goalkeeper.

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Messi now with a hat-trick vs Valencia in #CopaDelRey. #fcblive #FCBvalencia https://t.co/LFvVpgI0aW

— SBOBET (@SBOBET) February 3, 2016"

Suarez too completed his hat-trick before the close, arriving at the back post to home Adriano's cross.

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Suarez hat trick goal 😍 https://t.co/SNFivkJjIM

— Luis Suárez (@LSuarezInfo) February 3, 2016"

Still the Catalans weren't finished, Suarez firing inside the near post for his fourth and Barca's seventh of the night.

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Goal!!!: Barcelona 7-0 Valencia (Suarez's 4th!!) https://t.co/81yVgwXnpL

— SoccerTips (@Soccertips_) February 3, 2016"

Final score: Barcelona 7-0 Valencia

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