"The hosts, 12th in the Segunda Division, reached the quarterfinals courtesy of their shock 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in the last 16 in Alvaro Arbeloa's first match in charge. They were unable to repeat those heroics against Barça, although they did give the holders a fright when Javi Moreno scored with three minutes left. But ultimately goals from Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araújo kept Barcelona on course for a record-extending 33rd Copa del Rey success."
"It was Barça who broke the deadlock six minutes before half-time when Marcus Rashford drew two defenders towards him before squaring for Frenkie de Jong. The Dutch midfielder slipped the ball out to Yamal, who lashed a superb first-time finish across Albacete keeper Raul Lizoain and inside the far post. The visitors almost added a second in first-half stoppage time but Dani Olmo headed Yamal's cross narrowly wide."
"Araujo doubled the lead 11 minutes into the second half with a glancing header from Rashford's corner. Lizoain kept Albacete in the match with saves from Robert Lewandowski and Olmo, while Ferran Torres blazed a good chance over. And Barça were made to sweat when Moreno headed home a cross from Jose Carlos Lazo. Torres thought he had wrapped up the tie when he fired home but VAR disallowed the goal for offside."
Barcelona progressed to the Copa del Rey semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Albacete. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring six minutes before half-time after Frenkie de Jong and Marcus Rashford created the chance, and Ronald Araújo doubled the lead early in the second half from a Rashford corner. Albacete, who had earlier beaten Real Madrid, threatened throughout and pulled a goal back through Javi Moreno late on. Raul Lizoain made several key saves to keep Albacete competitive, while a Ferran Torres goal was overturned by VAR for offside.
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