Valencia vs Barcelona, 2024-25 Spanish Copa del Rey, Quarterfinals
· Spanish Copa del ReyFerran 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 Timeline
- 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
 BAR |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 46,806
Line-Ups
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  |
| 12 | Umar Sadiq |
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 |
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