Barca into King's Cup final

Coach Luis Enrique and his team just held Valencia to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the semi-final, thereby entering the final with an 8-1 aggregate victory.

After a big win in the first leg, Barca easily entered the final with a reserve team. Photo: Reuters

Goals: Negredo 39' - Kaptoum 84'

With home advantage in the second leg, Valencia played more effectively on the attack than Barca's young squad. The result of these attacks was Alvaro Negredo's opening goal in the 39th minute. However, with the ability to control the ball better and better, Barca did not allow Valencia to have an honorable victory. In the 84th minute, Kaptoum accurately connected on Juan Camara's cross to seal the draw.

With an 8-1 aggregate victory over Valencia, Barca confidently advanced to the final to defend the King's Cup. Coach Enrique and his team will know their final opponent after the second leg of the semi-final on the evening of February 11 between Celta Vigo and Sevilla (Sevilla won the first leg 4-0).

Back to the Valencia - Barca match. With the advantage of winning 7-0 in the match last week, Barca brought a very comfortable mentality to the away match at Mestalla. Coach Luis Enrique even put the reserve team into the starting lineup, in which the most prominent names were only Ivan Rakitic and Sergi Roberto.

Valencia only showed a slight advantage in terms of dangerous situations but did not have a huge advantage. With a squad consisting mostly of reserve players and players promoted from Barca B, the away team still had 63% ball possession.

The defeat to Barca not only ended Valencia's hopes of winning the Copa del Rey, but could also be the end of coach Gary Neville. Under the young coach's leadership, Valencia have yet to win a single match in La Liga (after 10 matches), and have been eliminated from two other tournaments, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.

According to VNE