Spanish Copa del Rey

Valencia vs Barcelona, 2024-25 Spanish Copa del Rey, Quarterfinals

· Spanish Copa del Rey
Valencia
    FT
    0 - 5
    Barcelona
    • 3': Ferran Torres
    • 17': Ferran Torres
    • 23': Fermín López
    • 30': Ferran Torres
    • 59': Lamine Yamal

    Ferran Torres hat trick leads Barca to 5-0 Copa demolition of Valencia

    Barcelona forward Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick to lead a dominant 5-0 rout of Valencia in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Thursday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a through ball.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
    • 9': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Offside, Valencia. Umar Sadiq is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 17': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 2. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 18': VAR Decision: Goal Valencia 0-2 Barcelona (Ferran Torres).
    • 20': Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
    • 21': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
    • 21': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 3. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 24': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
    • 25': Offside, Valencia. Max Aarons is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
    • 28': Offside, Valencia. Sergi Canós is caught offside.
    • 30': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 4. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 31': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Eric García.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
    • 35': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
    • 35': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
    • 36': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
    • 39': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 42': Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
    • 44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
    • 45'+1': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Fran Pérez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Umar Sadiq (Valencia).
    • 45'+1': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Umar Sadiq (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Barcelona 4.
    • 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Barcelona 4.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Alejandro Balde.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Iñigo Martínez replaces Pau Cubarsí.
    • 47': Offside, Valencia. Umar Sadiq is caught offside.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Offside, Valencia. Umar Sadiq is caught offside.
    • 52': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fermín López.
    • 57': Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
    • 59': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 5. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 60': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
    • 60': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mouctar Diakhaby.
    • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Pedri.
    • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Raphinha.
    • 64': Substitution, Valencia. César Tárrega replaces Mouctar Diakhaby.
    • 64': Substitution, Valencia. Diego López replaces Fran Pérez.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 71': Substitution, Valencia. Iván Jaime replaces Sergi Canós.
    • 71': Substitution, Valencia. Rafa Mir replaces Umar Sadiq.
    • 72': Offside, Valencia. Diego López is caught offside.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
    • 79': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Jules Koundé.
    • 81': Offside, Valencia. Iván Jaime is caught offside.
    • 81': Substitution, Valencia. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Hugo Guillamón.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Héctor Fort (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 83': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 85': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
    • 85': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 85': Rafa Mir (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
    • 85': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Offside, Valencia. Max Aarons is caught offside.
    • 87': Foul by Diego López (Valencia).
    • 87': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Rafa Mir (Valencia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Barrenechea following a fast break.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 89': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
    • 89': Iván Jaime (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Offside, Valencia. Rafa Mir is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
    • 90': Second Half ends, Valencia 0, Barcelona 5.
    • 0': Match ends, Valencia 0, Barcelona 5.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 9
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 5
    76.8 Possession 23.2
    17 SHOTS 4
    9 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    770 Accurate Passes 179
    839 Passes 242
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 1
    4 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    42 Long Balls 49
    26 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 13
    13 Tackles 22
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 7
    18 Effective Clearances 20
    18 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey

    Venue: Mestalla
    Location: Valencia, Spain
    Attendance: 46,806

    Line-Ups

    VAL Valencia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    13 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
    4 Mouctar Diakhaby
    24 Yarek Gasiorowski
    3 Cristhian Mosquera
    21 Jesús Vázquez
    19 Max Aarons
    18 Pepelu
    6 Hugo Guillamón
    7 Sergi Canós
    23 Fran Pérez Yellow Card
    12 Umar Sadiq Yellow Card
    Valencia Substitutes:
    César Tárrega, André Almeida, Javi Guerra, Diego López, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Enzo Barrenechea, Rafa Mir, Iván Jaime, José Gayà, Iker Córdoba, Luis Rioja.

    BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
    2 Pau Cubarsí
    24 Eric García
    3 Alejandro Balde
    23 Jules Koundé
    21 Frenkie de Jong
    8 Pedri
    16 Fermín López
    7 Ferran Torres
    11 Raphinha
    19 Lamine Yamal
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Ronald Araújo, Iñigo Martínez, Iñaki Peña, Pau Víctor, Diego Kochen, Pablo Torre, Hector Fort, Dani Olmo, Robert Lewandowski, Gerard Martín, Marc Casadó.

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