Spanish King's Cup - Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-1 to advance to the quarterfinals

The 2024/25 Spanish King's Cup round of 16 ushered in a focus match. The La Liga giants Barcelona, sitting at home, relied on Gavi, Kounde, Rafinha, Ferran Torres and Yamar to score and finally defeated Real Betis 5-1.

Three minutes into the match, Olmo received a pass from Pedri and then made a cross pass. Gavi got the ball and shot over the defense, helping Barcelona get a dream start with a score of 1-0. In the 13th minute, Rafinha headed the ball to Olmo, who volleyed the ball, but the ball went over the goal.

In the 19th minute, Barcelona continued to attack with a cross, Olmo met the ball and shot but the ball hit the post. Rafinha's follow-up shot was cleared by the Real Betis goalkeeper. In the 27th minute, Yamal took Pedri's diagonal pass and passed it to the penalty area. Kounde took the opportunity to volley and score, helping Barcelona continue to lead Real Betis 2-0.

In the 31st minute, Yamal dribbled into the penalty area and passed the ball back. Gerard Martin, who was unguarded, pushed forward and shot but missed. In the first half stoppage time, Real Betis tried to counterattack. Vitor Roque received the ball and fell to the ground to shoot, but the ball was blocked by Barcelona goalkeeper Iñaki Peña.

Two minutes later, Yamal made a straight pass in the penalty area, and Kounde shot the ball into the goal, but the referee on duty signaled offside, so the goal was ruled invalid.

In the 53rd minute of the second half, Yamal received a pass from his teammate and shot from the penalty area, but the ball hit the side net. In the 55th minute, Frenkie de Jong created an opportunity and Yamal shot directly into the goal. After VAR intervened and indicated offside, the goal was again ruled invalid.

In the 58th minute, Yamal dribbled into the penalty area and passed the ball to the opponent. Rafinha volleyed the ball and scored, helping Barcelona to expand its lead to 3-0. In the 67th minute, Olmo passed the ball to the penalty area, and Ferran Torres shot hard after receiving the ball, helping Barcelona to change the score to 4-0.

In the 75th minute, Fermin made a diagonal pass from the middle, and Yamar received it and shot into the penalty area, helping Barcelona to lead Real Betis 5-0. In the 84th minute, Jesus Rodriguez was knocked down by Kounde while trying to grab the ball, and the referee awarded Real Betis a penalty kick. Later, Vitor Roque took the penalty kick and scored, helping Real Betis to pull back 1-5.

In the end, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 5-1 at home and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.