Suárez and Messi YES put to the Barça in 'semis' of Glass of Rey

The FC Barcelona was called to the traced back if it wanted to plant in the semifinals of the Glass of Rey, and with a derbi very distinct to the of the gone, noticed that this time played in the Camp Nou. Neither the farewell of Javier Mascherano despistó to the culés, that very soon put by in front with the goals of Luis Suárez and Leo Messi. They lost something of bellows after the rest, but still with something of suspense, the RCD Espanyol did not upset the sufficient as to change his destination. The champion is very alive.

The challenge started afresh in a chessboard, but this time Ernesto Valverde brought studied to Quique Sánchez Flores. The effort in the pressure of the venues desactivó a strategy treaded of the 'pericos', that went back to accumulate a lot of men but this time did not bale out sufficient water.

The first broken in the defences visitors did it the ones of always, although with an invited special. Messi recovered a good balloon, served it with depth for Aleix Vidal, and the big centre of the Catalan finished it of head Suárez. Eliminatory equalised and still had not fulfilled ten minutes of clash. The script did not alter on the green, where the ones of house commanded with a lot of patience and felt dizzy to a shy pressure espanyolista.

The traced back certified it, as no, the Argentinian, that did not tire of presionar although the his is to see the football like anybody. It stole again in the beak of the area and launched with everything to the frontal, with one of his usual diagonals and a dry shot that this time had something of fortune. The shot touched mildly in Naldo, but the just as to punish the pulled of Pau López, that regretted while it saw like the spherical besaba again the networks.

Half hour and the crossing had given a dump, what caused that the tension fell and relaxed a bit both applicants. The Espanyol wanted to but could not, and the Barça beaded danger but did not hit to go back to upset the goal. The one who followed to the his was Messi, that closed the first time with a finish adjusted offside and raised to some fans that coreó untiringly his name.

Awake Messi, the leader bites 

The resumption began as in the RCD Stadium, with the entrance of Leo Baptistao to accompany to a desperate Gerard Moreno. It sent a good warning to Cillessen just after the 2-0, but in any moment could mark the difference because always they drowned him the defences. The extra forward helped to breathe to the 'pericos', but left more spaces so that it arrived a sentence that the culés looked for no rest.

While his rival did more offensive changes, exasperated the Barcelona in attack, with less control that of habit and the feeling that a so much against could confirm another unfair end. The runrún stiffened increasingly to the footballers, that saw as they arrived the opportunities but neither with the clear could this time finalise.

When they remained 20 minutes produced a historical fact in the Camp Nou, because it jumped to the lawn the most expensive player of the history of the club. Philippe Coutinho substituted to Andrés Iniesta, and between applauses took little in generating his first played of danger. It received a ball of Messi, raised the head and put it, so that first Suárez and afterwards Rakitic found the hands of Pau López that was supported by life to his.

As it could not be of another way, the '10' finish crashing another balloon in the stick, after a centre happened of Ivan Rakitic, a finish of head, and another bullet of fogueo that did to grow the tension while it exhausted the time. The target without answer of Óscar Melendo echoed in the head of the venues, although the visitors insisted but hardly put in aprietos to a concentrated Cillessen.  

The tale, luckily, and by merecimiento, this time did not repeat , and went the Barça the one who arrived to put it with several bodies of advantage. The Espanyol was a worthy rival more by intensity that by tarpaulins, and the airs of derbi equalised an eliminatory that did not understand of favouritisms. Another warning that gives the reason to Valverde, that does not tire to repeat that there is not small rival. The champion is again in semifinals, and steps more to a full campaign of trophies. There is not time to slacken.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona-RCD Espanyol 2-0

FC Barcelona: Cillessen; Sergi Roberto, Hammered, Umtiti, Alba; Rakitic (André Gomes, min 93), Busquets, Iniesta (Coutinho, min 68), Aleix Vidal (Paulinho, min 62); Messi and Suárez.

RCD Espanyol: Pau López; Aarón, Beautiful, Naldo, Navarro; Víctor Sánchez (Melendo, min 86), David López, Javi Fire, Darder (Baptistao, min 46), Granary (Sergio García, min 65); and Gerard Moreno.

Goals of the party: 1-0 Suárez (min 9), 2-0 Messi (min 25).

Incidences: corresponding Party to the turn of quarter-finals of the Glass of Rey.

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