Barcelona in final, Paris beat Monaco
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
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FC Barcelona and Athletic Club made the Copa del Rey final while Paris Saint-Germain knocked out AS Monaco FC, FC Bayern München won and SSC Napoli drew a first leg.
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Copa del Rey semi-finals, second leg
• FC Barcelona and Athletic Club through to the final on 30 May in a venue to be determined.
• Barcelona match 3-1 first-leg win with identical victory at Villarreal CF.
• Neymar scores twice, either side of a Luis Suárez strike. Jonathan dos Santos had levelled.
• Villarreal have Tomás Pina sent off; Sergio Busquets suffers an ankle injury.
• Athletic travelled to RCD Espanyol with the score at 1-1 and won 2-0.
• Aritz Aduriz and Xabier Etxeita scored before half-time to ensure no all-Barcelona final.
• This will be the eighth final between these teams. Barcelona have won five, Athletic two.
French Cup quarter-finals
• Paris Saint-Germain overcome AS Monaco FC 2-0 three days after their 0-0 league draw.
• David Luiz heads Paris in front on three minutes after an initial effort was blocked.
• On 52 minutes Edinson Cavani ends the hopes of their fellow UEFA Champions League contenders.
• Paris join AS Saint-Étienne in the last four with two remaining ties on Thursday.
Coppa Italia semi-finals, first leg
• Holders SSC Napoli draw 1-1 at SS Lazio; return next month.
• Manolo Gabbiadini cancels out Miroslav Klose's opener.
• Juventus face 2014 runners-up ACF Fiorentina in their first leg on Thursday.
German Cup round of 16
• FC Bayern München on course for a third straight double, beating TSV Eintracht Braunschweig 2-0.
• David Alaba's brilliant free-kick goal added to by Mario Götze.
• DSC Arminia Bielefeld only non-top-flight through after beating SV Werder Bremen 3-1.
• VfL Wolfsburg see off RB Leipzig 2-0 thanks to Daniel Caligiuri and Timm Klose.
• VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach win by same score at fourth-tier Kickers Offenbach.
• Tonight's winners join Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, SC Freiburg and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in Sunday's draw; matches 7/8 April.