Barcelona overturned a first-leg deficit in impressive fashion on Wednesday evening, comfortably defeating Athletic Bilbao 3-1 at the Camp Nou to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. Inspired by the return to form of the “MSN” triumvirate who each bagged a goal, Barcelona will be confident of their chances of progressing further and perhaps challenging for the trophy.
FIRST HALF
The trend continued, at least in the initial stages of the match. The Blaugrana were dominating possession and in general, they were winning the territorial battle too, but they were having trouble finding that final pass in the offensive third.