Barcelona won their place in the semi-final of the 2016/17 edition of the Copa del Rey, besting Real Sociedad 6-2 on aggregate, winning the second leg 5-2. A solitary Denis Suarez goal in the first half got things rolling for the Catalans before an offensive outburst after the break. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Arda Turan kept the Barcelona scoring machine going before Denis completed his brace late in the game. Juanmi and Willian Jose scored the consolidation goals for the visiting side.
While Real Sociedad started the match with the same lineup as they did in the first leg, Barcelona made several changes.