- Barcelona on Thursday night, February 1 beat Valencia 1-0
- The match was their Copa del Rey semi final first leg
- Luis Suarez scored the winning goal for Barcelona
Current Spanish La Liga leaders Barcelona are now on the verge of reaching the final of the 2018 Copa del Rey after beating Valencia 1-0 on Thursday night, February 1.
The match was their semi final first leg encounter which was decided at the Camp Nou.
Valencia have won this trophy seven times in which 2008 was their last time, but that’s a far cry from Barça’s record haul of 29 titles.
Barcelona defeat Valencia in Copa Del Rey semi final (photo: Sun)
They started the match impressive against Barcelona, but they were lucky not to have conceded in the 30th minute when Lionel Messi had a superb chance to score.
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The first half however ended goalless as both sides failed to find the back of the net.
Barcelona changed their style of play in the second half, but the Catalan giants had to wait till the 67th minute before Luis Suarez scored their goal.
The former Liverpool star scored with an header after being superbly set up by Lionel Messi as Barcelona won the first leg 1-0.
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