Barcelona overcame the first leg 2-1 deficit “earned” in the Basque Country, advancing to the next round of the Spanish Cup by a 4-3 aggregate win over Athletic Bilbao. Luis Suarez opened the scoring for Barcelona in the first half, before Neymar’s and Lionel Messi’s strikes sandwiched Enric Saborit’s effort in the second half.
With Ivan Rakitiu0107 in the doghouse, it didn’t come as a surprise the Croatian was once again left out of the starting lineup, this time he was benched by Rafinha. Jasper Cillessen returned from injury to take his starting Copa del Rey spot.