FC Barcelona is closer to win their first Spanish Cup since 1998. Winning this competition is almost mandatory for this Barsa, even though they’d need to overtake three new obstacles: the semifinals -also reached by Valencia, Getafe and Racing Santander - and the big final on April 16th. The next rival will come from the draw celebrated today at noon.
Last week’s defeat in Bilbao seemed to encourage the teat that showed a completely different attitude than in San Mames. The team reminded the good times and, with Henry and Messi giving their best performance, Barsa challenged Villareal during the first half. But thanks to an outstanding performance from the goalkeeper Diego Lopez, the Yellow Team avoided a bigger defeat.