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Barcelona 5-0 Celta Vigo (6-1 agg)

Lionel Messi scored twice in the opening 15 minutes as Barcelona thrashed Celta Vigo to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

But they named a stronger line-up for the home game, and Messi swept in twice from Jordi Alba crosses.

The Argentine then set up Alba to slide home a goal, Luis Suarez scored from Pione Sisto's poor back-pass and Ivan Rakitic headed a late fifth.

It was the first time Alba, who has assisted seven of Messi's strikes this season, has been involved in three goals in a Barcelona game.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are also in the last eight, along with Valencia, Leganes, Alaves, Espanyol and Sevilla.

Line-ups

Barcelona

Formation 4-4-2

13Cillessen

2Nélson Semedo3Piqué14Mascherano18Alba

21André Gomes4Rakitic5Busquets8Iniesta

10Messi9Suárez

  • 13Cillessen
  • 2Nélson Semedo
  • 3PiquéSubstituted forVermaelenat 45'minutes
  • 14Mascherano
  • 18Alba
  • 21André Gomes
  • 4Rakitic
  • 5Busquets
  • 8IniestaSubstituted forArnáizat 63'minutes
  • 10MessiSubstituted forDembéléat 59'minutes
  • 9Suárez

Substitutes

  • 1ter Stegen
  • 11Dembélé
  • 15Paulinho
  • 19Digne
  • 20Roberto
  • 25Vermaelen
  • 37Arnáiz

Celta Vigo

Formation 4-4-2

1Álvarez

2Mallo20Gómez Solá3Fontàs19Castro Otto

18Wass14Lobotka16Sánchez11Sisto

21Mor10Iago Aspas

  • 1Álvarez
  • 2Mallo
  • 20Gómez Solá
  • 3Fontàs
  • 19Castro Otto
  • 18WassSubstituted forRadojaat 45'minutes
  • 14Lobotka
  • 16Sánchez
  • 11SistoSubstituted forMéndezat 57'minutes
  • 21Mor
  • 10Iago AspasSubstituted forGómez Gonzálezat 45'minutes

Substitutes

  • 6Radoja
  • 7Gómez González
  • 8Hernández
  • 13Blanco
  • 22Cabral
  • 24Roncaglia
  • 26Méndez

Referee:Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Attendance:59,009

Match Stats

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