Villarreal could not stop Barca…

Neymar celebrating his goal against Villarreal

In the reverse semi-final of Copa del Rey, Catalonian FC “Barcelona” beat FC “Villarreal” 3-1 to win the two match semi-final with an aggregate score of 6-2. Brazilian Barca star Neymar made the scorekeepers work right on the 3^rd minute of the match.

Villarreal had one good chance at the end of the second half, apart from which Barca dominated the game. On the 65^th minute Villarreal’s Tomas Pina committed a reckless tackle against Neymar. This episode resulted in Pina’s removal from the field.

Playing against a weakened Villarreal, Barcelona pushed through with two more goals by Luis Suarez and Neymar. At the end of the match held at Estadio El Madrigal, Barcelona had a 3:1 score in this match and 6:2 aggregate win.

On the 30^th of May Barcelona will face Athletico Bilbao in the final of Copa Del Rey. The final will be very interesting as Barca, which holds 26 Copa Del Rey titles, will like to increase its lead over Los Leones by 4 titles.

On the other hand Athletico Bilbao badly needs a win in a major tournament. Their last major victory was against Barcelona in 1984. The last time these two met in 2012 final, Barcelona sealed a 3-0 victory. With 25 wins in 27 games Barcelona would like to snatch the trophy one more time.