Albacete 1-2 Barcelona: Rashford stars as Blaugrana reach Copa del Rey semi-finals | OneFootball

Barcelona won 2-1 at Albacete in the Copa del Rey quarter-final on Tuesday evening, booking their place in the semi-finals.

The only chance in the opening half hour came off the boots of Dani Olmo, who slipped Marcus Rashford behind, but the forward blazed high.

Barcelona broke the deadlock in the 39th minute, as Rashford recovered possession and found Frenkie de Jong. The Dutchman picked out Lamine Yamal, who slotted home with a one-time finish.

Barcelona doubled their lead in the 56th minute , with captain Ronald Araujo powering Rashford’s corner past Raul Lizoain.

Rashford has now become the third La Liga player to register double figures in goals (10) and assists (10) across all competitions this season, after Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez.

Moments after coming on, Jefte Betancor found himself behind Barcelona’s defensive line, but could only blast wide.

Lizoain made a great save to deny Ferran Torres from extending Barcelona’s lead before Betancor squandered a big chance for the hosts.

Javi Moreno made it 2-1 in the 87th minute, heading a free-kick beyond Joan Garcia’s reach.

Ferran Torres thought he had sealed the victory on the stroke of full-time with a tap-in from close range, but his effort was ruled offside.

In stoppage-time, Fran Gamez almost completed the comeback for Albacete, only for Gerard Martin to produce a goalline clearance, ensuring Barcelona ran out 2-1 winners.