Spanish King's Cup - Ferran Torres scored a hat trick as Barcelona beat Valencia 5-0

Another focus match was staged in the quarter-finals of the 2024/25 Spanish King's Cup. Barcelona, who played away, defeated Valencia 5-0 with a hat-trick from Ferran Torres and goals from Fermin and Yamal.

Three minutes into the game, Balde made a diagonal pass from the left to the penalty area. Ferran Torres got the ball in the face of the defense and shot it in, helping Barcelona get a dream start with a 1-0 lead.

In the 15th minute, Valencia tried to counterattack. Fran Perez dribbled into the penalty area and shot, but the ball was cleared by Barcelona defender Pau Kuwarsi. In the 17th minute, Rafinha made a diagonal pass, Yamal went forward to attack but the ball hit the post, and then Ferran Torres seized the opportunity of no one defending and volleyed the ball into the goal, helping Barcelona to expand its lead to 2-0.

In the 23rd minute, Pedri made a lob pass, Fermin received it and volleyed into the penalty area to help Barcelona expand its lead to 3-0. In the 25th minute, Valencia organized an attack, Peperu dribbled into the penalty area and shot, but the ball was blocked by Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny.

Rafinha contributed two assists

In the 30th minute, Rafinha passed the ball back to Ferran Torres at the top of the penalty area, who adjusted a few steps and shot from a distance, helping Barcelona to make the score 4-0. In the first half stoppage time, Valencia striker Umar Sadik received a pass from his teammate and shot from the penalty area, but the goal was ruled invalid due to offside.

In the 50th minute of the second half, Umar Sadiq was brought down when preparing to attack from the penalty area after receiving the ball. The referee said it was offside after reviewing the VAR, so the penalty was cancelled. In the 59th minute, Rafinha dribbled the ball into the penalty area and passed it back. Yamal received the ball and pushed it into the goal, helping Barcelona further expand its lead to 5-0.

In the 64th minute, Barcelona replaced Rafinha with Olmo. In the 69th minute, Olmo received a pass from his teammate and shot from the top of the penalty area, but the ball went over the goal post. In the 72nd minute, Valencia counterattacked from the right, Fran Perez got the ball and broke into the penalty area with a low shot, but the referee signaled offside, so the goal was ruled invalid.

In the 83rd minute, Yamal received a diagonal pass from Frenkie de Jong and shot past the defense, but the ball went wide of the goal.

In the end, Barcelona defeated Valencia 5-0 away and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Spanish King's Cup.