Barcelona reached a 37th Copa del Rey final as Luis Suarez and Neymar sealed a 6-2 aggregate win over Villarreal.
- Barca reach Copa del Rey final
- Neymar double and Suarez seal win
- Busquets injured by horror tackle
- Barca to play Espanyol or Athletic Bilbao
Leading 3-1 from the first leg, Barca struck early through Neymar but Jonathan dos Santos levelled.
Villarreal threatened but after Tomas Pina was sent off
for a reckless tackle on Neymar, Suarez rounded the goalkeeper to put
the tie beyond doubt.
Neymar added his 26th goal of the season and Barca will meet either Athletic Bilbao or Espanyol on 30 May.
It will be a first final in the managerial career of
Luis Enrique who declared his side were in a "perfect moment" of form
ahead of their visit to El Madrigal as they chase glory in La Liga, the
Champions League and Spain's domestic cup.
It took only three minutes for those words to be
ratified as Lionel Messi's sublime clipped pass over the home defence
tempted goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo from his line and Neymar poked in.
Enrique's only concern from the trip to Spain's east coast will
be the health of midfielder Sergio Busquets, who was on the end of an
ugly tackle by Pina in the build-up to Dos Santos's back-post volley.
The Spaniard's ankle rolled under the challenge and he
left on a stretcher before play restarted, although he was seen on the
bench late on in the game.
By that time, Pina had been dismissed for tackling
Neymar from behind and with a man advantage, Barca made the closing
stages comfortable when Suarez raced clear to round Asenjo.
Pina's aggression ended what was an intriguing contest
and it was left to Neymar to meet a Xavi cross with a straightforward
header to complete the scoring.
Barcelona have a record 26 Spanish cups to their name
and with only two defeats in their last 27 games, they will fancy their
chances of adding another.
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