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Liverpool 1 - 1 Stoke
(pen. 6 - 5 )
The midfielder netted the triumphant spot kick after his goalkeeper had denied Marc Muniesa to allow Jurgen Klopp to claim his first flatware at Anfield
Joe Allen scored the triumphant punishment to send Liverpool through to the League Cup last at Wembley in spite of their 1-0 misfortune at home to Stoke City.
Allen netted to give the Reds a 6-5 triumph from the spot after Marko Arnautovic's objective - scored from an offside position - had leveled the tie at 1-1 on total, with no further objectives isolating the two sides more than 120 minutes.
Dwindle Crouch, Emre Can and, urgently, Marc Muniesa missed from the spot in a seven-round shootout, with Simon Mignolet denying the Spanish shield to set Allen up to win it.
Liverpool will confront either Everton or Manchester City, who meet at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, on February 28.
Liverpool rolled out two improvements to their group, with Jon Flanagan coming in for the harmed Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Lallana, who scored the champ against Norwich City last time out, supplanting Jordon Ibe.
Stir rolled out four improvements, including giving Crouch a begin with a perspective to gaining by their adversaries' late battles to guard set-pieces.
Stir made the principal great possibility of the match when a long go from Erik Pieters got out the Liverpool protection however Jon Walters' left-footed shot missed the far post.
The hosts' just important endeavor in the primary half came when Can unleashed a capable long-extend strike that quickly had Jack Butland stressed before blazing past the post.
Stir then made the leap forward in first-half stoppage time with the best move of the match.
Bojan and Walters consolidated cunningly before the previous Barcelona forward observed Arnautovic – who gave off an impression of being hardly offside – to shoot past Simon Mignolet from six yards.
Much has been made of Liverpool's late inability to adapt to set plays yet they just about scored from such a circumstance themselves right on time in the second half when Firmino lashed Jordan Henderson's lay-off against the foot of the post.
Christian Benteke supplanted Henderson just before the hour-mark as Jurgen Klopp changed to 4-2-3-1 in no time before Sakho headed wide from James Milner's free-kick.
Liverpool had a late punishment claim turned down after a check from the privilege diverted off the arm of Pieters as additional time called.
Firmino tried Butland surprisingly with a low shot toward the begin of the extra 30 minutes before Van Ginkel hooked on to Crouch's flick-on and struck the post.
Mignolet got down to spare another Van Ginkel exertion in the second 50% of additional time yet neither one of the sides could discover the objective expected to maintain a strategic distance from spot-kicks.
Squat had a punishment spared by Mignolet and Can hit the post with his endeavor yet 10 different players found the back of the net as the shootout moved into sudden demise.
Muniesa's exertion was then astonishingly kept out by Mignolet to permit Allen to flame into the top corner and send Liverpool back to the last of an opposition they have won eight times.
Paris Saint Germain 2 - 0 Toulouse
A twelfth progressive triumph for PSG sets another club record however Laurent Blanc's men works for a significant part of the semi-last and depended on some great last-wheeze safeguarding to keep Toulouse out.
Lavezzi put the hosts into the lead at Parc des Princes following 65 minutes, rolling the ball into an open objective after goalkeeper Mauro Goicoechea had hindered his beginning shot, with Di Maria's fine individual exertion fixing the win seven minutes after the fact.
Toulouse, who have lost three times to the Ligue 1 champions in the space of 12 days, had a late opportunity to force one back when Martin Braithwaite was fouled in the case however Nicolas Douchez wonderfully spared the striker's punishment.
The main drawback for PSG, who will confront Lille in the last after they whipped Bordeaux 5-1 in the principal semi-last on Tuesday, came in stoppage time when commander David Luiz limped from the field with a clear knee issue.
Blanc rolled out seven improvements from PSG's 5-1 Ligue 1 win against Angers on Saturday, with Edinson Cavani allowed to awe in advance as Zlatan Ibrahimovic was refreshed.
Jean-Kevin Augustin set out on an exciting 40-yard keep running into the crate that was stopped by a superb test from Uros Spajic as the holders examined right off the bat.
Toulouse, looking for their first Coupe de la Ligue last appearance, were creating PSG issues on the break and just a fine handle from Presnel Kimpembe kept Wissam Ben Yedder from having an unmistakable opportunity to add to his five objectives in the opposition.
Benjamin Stambouli saw a long-run strike float off focus following 23 minutes before Lavezzi dragged a shot wide of the far post as PSG attempted to separate Toulouse.
Adrien Regattin shot directly at Douchez from 30 yards in the last moment of the primary half and ref Amaury Delerue was supplanted by the fourth authority not long after the break because of a damage.
PSG at long last led the pack with 25 minutes remaining. Lavezzi cleared the offside trap to race on to a flung Adrien Rabiot through ball and beat Goicoechea at the second endeavor.
Toulouse had lost their three previous matches in all competitions and looked well beaten after Di Maria doubled PSG's lead.
The Argentina international skipped through two tackles before smashing home a superb strike from just outside the box and substitute Ibrahimovic almost added a late third, Goicoechea saving at his near post.
Toulouse were given a late lifeline when Kimpembe brought down substitute Braithwaite, but he was denied from the spot by a brilliant flying Douchez save.
Juventus 3 - 0 Inter
The Spaniard had scored only three times in 27 appearances preceding Wednesday's glass match, however netted in eachhalf to give Roberto Mancini's side a mountain to climbAlvaro Morata finished a 20-match sit tight for an objective by scoring twice as Juventus assembled an ordering 3-0 lead in the principal leg of their Coppa Italia semi-last conflict with Inter.
Morata, who had not found the back of the net for The Old Lady since scoring in the 3-1 Serie A triumph over Bologna on October 4, whipped home a first-half punishment to end his four-month objective dry spell after Jeison Murillo had cut down Juan Cuadrado in the crate to give the hosts control of the tie.
The Spaniard then commended adding so as to finish his fruitless spell a second after half-time, as the holders made a noteworthy stride towards holding the trophy.
Entomb tottered to the end of the amusement with 10 men, taking after Murillo's release for a brief moment bookable offense, and the odds of a Milan derby last were managed a tremendous pass when Paulo Dybala came over the seat to flame home a third with six minutes remaining.
The home side controlled procedures for nearly the whole experience in Turin and needed a punishment after only 13 minutes yet arbitrator Paolo Tagliavento waved away their intense cases when Cuadrado's free-kick struck the arm of Gary Medel.
Colombian Cuadrado then floated past two Inter safeguards and terminated wide halfway through the opening period as the hosts heaped on the weight.
Juve looked ordinarily flexible in barrier as they went looking for a fourth straight clean sheet in all rivalries, and it was obvious that a significant part of the match was played out systematically in midfield, given Inter's keep running of 10 close outs in their past 16 trips.
Inter at last wound up inside the Juve punishment region in the 32nd moment however Stevan Jovetic looked his header wide from Danilo D'Ambrosio's cross.
A cagey undertaking was in urgent need of a flashpoint to start it into life and that minute arrived two minutes after the fact.
Cuadrado gathered a chipped throughball in the Inter box and would have had the opportunity to shoot at objective however for Murillo, who packaged the winger over and was fortunate to escape with just a yellow card.
Morata ventured up to crush home the consequent punishment and hand the home side a lead which they never surrendered.
Subsequent to sitting tight so yearn for an objective, Morata multiplied his pull soon after the hour mark. Patrice Evra dashed to the byline and, when Melo neglected to clear, the Spaniard was close by to crush into the upper left-hand corner from six yards out.
Entomb's terrible night was exacerbated even with 21 minutes staying, as Murillo grabbed his second alert of the night for a trek on tormentor-in-boss Cuadrado, and the guests were left in harm control mode.
Morata flicked a header wide from Kwadwo Asamoah's cross, and afterward side-footed over from Paul Pogba's awesome go, as the frontman verged on finishing a cap trap, however rather it was Dybala who scored the third of the night for Juve.
The substitute beat Inter manager Samir Handanovic between his legs from 18 yards to everything except end the guests' fantasies of a first Coppa last subsequent to 2011.
Man city 3 - 1 Everton
The Argentine netted a late third for Manuel Pellegrini's group to secure their movement to the last, where they will confront Liverpool, notwithstanding Ross Barkley's initial opening objective
Sergio Aguero booked Manchester City's place in the League Cup last with an unequivocal late objective in their 3-1 triumph over Everton.
Ross Barkley gave the Toffees a 3-1 total lead following 18 minutes at the Etihad Stadium yet Fernandinho's diverted exertion set City back on track.
Kevin De Bruyne netted a second - however the ball seemed to have gone out for an objective kick in the development - before Aguero headed home the Belgian's cross to make it 4-3 on total and set up a conflict at Wembley against Liverpool on February 28.
The night finished on a sharp note for Manuel Pellegrini, nonetheless, when De Bruyne was stretchered off with what gave off an impression of being a genuine knee harm.
City started on the front foot as they searched for an early leveler in the tie, however one surging keep running by Deulofeu gave the hosts a notice of Everton's counter-assaulting danger.
Roberto Martinez's side netted the opening objective through a comparable split when Barkley moved in the opposite direction of Nicolas Otamendi's test, drove towards the edge of the container and rifled a low shot into Willy Caballero's base right corner.
City did not have long to hold up before finding an equalizer, be that as it may. Fernandinho struck a blocked shot that took a major diversion off Leighton Baines and beat Joel Robles, with the guests were oppressed that Raheem Sterling was not hailed for offside as he avoided the strike.
Aguero came quite close to getting a second when he shook the far post with a savage exertion from the edge of the territory, and Robles responded well to keep out Silva's bounce back after Gareth Barry had neglected to clear.
Deulofeu then spurned an eminent opportunity to restore Everton's two-objective pad soon after the break by shooting tamely at Caballero from inside the territory.
Aguero cut a Jesus Navas cross wide before City hit the woodwork again - this time, Silva's header crosswise over objective returned off within the post and Yaya Toure some way or another neglected to join with the bounce back inside the six-yard box.
Pellegrini brought on De Bruyne for Toure in an offer to liven up City's assault and the Belgium universal drew his side level on total inside of four minutes of his presentation, yet in disputable circumstances.
Sterling hustled past John Stones and, however the ball had obviously crossed the objective line before he slice back for De Bruyne to opening home, official Martin Atkinson permitted the objective to stand.
The Etihad Stadium was light and the home fans were given further cause to celebrate on 76 minutes when De Bruyne's cross from the privilege was looked home magnificently by Aguero.
Aguero then sent another header only wide of the far post however City avoided an energetic Everton at all costs in the end minutes before De Bruyne was constrained off in extensive inconvenience.
Barca 5 - 2(agg.) Athletic
3 - 1
The holders battled once more from running an objective down with Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique likewise on focus for Luis Enrique's side
Barcelona fought against eminent loss to journey into the Copa del Rey semi-finals cordiality of a 3-1 second-leg win over Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Gloating a 2-1 lead from the main leg, Barca fell behind at the Camp Nou to Inaki Williams' opener however Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique and Neymar were all on focus in the second half as the holders finished Athletic's battle for the second season in progression, winning 5-2 on total.
A year ago's finalists overwhelmed long spells of the principal half and, after Thomas Vermaelen saw a header discounted for offside, Athletic deservedly drove through Williams 12 minutes in.
Ernesto Valverde's side conveyed a regularly vigorous showcase to at first breaking point Barca's assaulting risk as Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi were kept moderately calm on their first excursion as a trio in three matches because of suspension and wounds.
Suarez was banned for the opening conflict at San Mames because of his part in a fracas against Espanyol in the round of 16 however the Uruguayan was back for this match and took his count for the season to 30 objectives in all rivalries right on time in the second half.
Arouse headed in a brief moment nine minutes from time as Barca's quality appeared before Neymar shook off a poor test from Mikel San Jose to jink between a grasp of Athletic safeguards and fire past Iago Herrerin a moment into stoppage time.
Aritz Aduriz's objective late in the primary leg gave Athletic trust in the tie and he practically drew the guests level on total three minutes into the arrival apparatus when his short proximity exertion was hindered by Ivan Rakitic.
Barca thought they had led the pack against the keep running of play - Vermaelen punished for fouling Mikel Rico in the development to his header - however Athletic opened the scoring with a fine objective completed off by Williams.
Having concurred another contract with the club a week ago, the profoundly evaluated youthful striker locked onto Aduriz's pinpoint throughball before adjusting Marc-Andre ter Stegen and shrewdly rolling the ball over the line.
Williams verging on turned supplier soon after as Javier Eraso sidefooted his cross wide while the forward let go an exertion over Ter Stegen's crossbar after Dani Alves surrendered ownership.
Neymar remained Barca's primary risk notwithstanding being liable to some physical treatment from Athletic, in spite of the fact that he saw punishment yells waved away when he went down delicately under a test from Aymeric Laporte.
Laporte escaped with what had all the earmarks of being bona fide a foul on the Brazilian in the container before long, while Mikel Balenziaga was just demonstrated a yellow card when he pushed Neymar off the ball simply outside the punishment range before half-time in spite of being the last man.
As Barca connected further weight paving the way to the break, Iago Herrerin ruined Neymar one-on-one with his feet before Messi sent a shot wide after a jinking keep running into the container.
The hosts proceeded on the front foot after the break, Messi's cross practically discovering Neymar inside the zone and Rakitic calculating an exertion over the crossbar before Suarez restored equality seven minutes after the restart.
Sergi Roberto set Messi free down the left and when both Rakitic and Laporte neglected to reach the cross, Suarez stole into completion with his first touch at the far post.
Jeremy Mathieu hindered a goalbound exertion from Sabin Merino while Ter Stegen kept out Eraso's subsequent meet-up smart play down the right saw Rakitic and Dani Alves consolidate before Pique rose most elevated to place Barca in front.
Neymar finished the scoring in staggering manner inside stoppage time when he moved in the opposite direction of San Jose - getting another kick for his inconveniences - and planted a relentless exertion into the top corner as Barca in the end put Athletic to bed.
Liverpool 1 - 1 Stoke
(pen. 6 - 5 )
The midfielder netted the triumphant spot kick after his goalkeeper had denied Marc Muniesa to allow Jurgen Klopp to claim his first flatware at Anfield
Joe Allen scored the triumphant punishment to send Liverpool through to the League Cup last at Wembley in spite of their 1-0 misfortune at home to Stoke City.
Allen netted to give the Reds a 6-5 triumph from the spot after Marko Arnautovic's objective - scored from an offside position - had leveled the tie at 1-1 on total, with no further objectives isolating the two sides more than 120 minutes.
Dwindle Crouch, Emre Can and, urgently, Marc Muniesa missed from the spot in a seven-round shootout, with Simon Mignolet denying the Spanish shield to set Allen up to win it.
Liverpool will confront either Everton or Manchester City, who meet at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, on February 28.
Liverpool rolled out two improvements to their group, with Jon Flanagan coming in for the harmed Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Lallana, who scored the champ against Norwich City last time out, supplanting Jordon Ibe.
Stir rolled out four improvements, including giving Crouch a begin with a perspective to gaining by their adversaries' late battles to guard set-pieces.
Stir made the principal great possibility of the match when a long go from Erik Pieters got out the Liverpool protection however Jon Walters' left-footed shot missed the far post.
The hosts' just important endeavor in the primary half came when Can unleashed a capable long-extend strike that quickly had Jack Butland stressed before blazing past the post.
Stir then made the leap forward in first-half stoppage time with the best move of the match.
Bojan and Walters consolidated cunningly before the previous Barcelona forward observed Arnautovic – who gave off an impression of being hardly offside – to shoot past Simon Mignolet from six yards.
Much has been made of Liverpool's late inability to adapt to set plays yet they just about scored from such a circumstance themselves right on time in the second half when Firmino lashed Jordan Henderson's lay-off against the foot of the post.
Christian Benteke supplanted Henderson just before the hour-mark as Jurgen Klopp changed to 4-2-3-1 in no time before Sakho headed wide from James Milner's free-kick.
Liverpool had a late punishment claim turned down after a check from the privilege diverted off the arm of Pieters as additional time called.
Firmino tried Butland surprisingly with a low shot toward the begin of the extra 30 minutes before Van Ginkel hooked on to Crouch's flick-on and struck the post.
Mignolet got down to spare another Van Ginkel exertion in the second 50% of additional time yet neither one of the sides could discover the objective expected to maintain a strategic distance from spot-kicks.
Squat had a punishment spared by Mignolet and Can hit the post with his endeavor yet 10 different players found the back of the net as the shootout moved into sudden demise.
Muniesa's exertion was then astonishingly kept out by Mignolet to permit Allen to flame into the top corner and send Liverpool back to the last of an opposition they have won eight times.
Paris Saint Germain 2 - 0 Toulouse
The Argentines hit the objective in the second half to give Laurent Blanc's group the possibility of winning the Coupe de la Ligue for the third year consecutively.
Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria scored second-half objectives to put Paris Saint-Germain through to the last of the Coupe de la Ligue to the detriment of Toulouse.A twelfth progressive triumph for PSG sets another club record however Laurent Blanc's men works for a significant part of the semi-last and depended on some great last-wheeze safeguarding to keep Toulouse out.
Lavezzi put the hosts into the lead at Parc des Princes following 65 minutes, rolling the ball into an open objective after goalkeeper Mauro Goicoechea had hindered his beginning shot, with Di Maria's fine individual exertion fixing the win seven minutes after the fact.
Toulouse, who have lost three times to the Ligue 1 champions in the space of 12 days, had a late opportunity to force one back when Martin Braithwaite was fouled in the case however Nicolas Douchez wonderfully spared the striker's punishment.
The main drawback for PSG, who will confront Lille in the last after they whipped Bordeaux 5-1 in the principal semi-last on Tuesday, came in stoppage time when commander David Luiz limped from the field with a clear knee issue.
Blanc rolled out seven improvements from PSG's 5-1 Ligue 1 win against Angers on Saturday, with Edinson Cavani allowed to awe in advance as Zlatan Ibrahimovic was refreshed.
Jean-Kevin Augustin set out on an exciting 40-yard keep running into the crate that was stopped by a superb test from Uros Spajic as the holders examined right off the bat.
Toulouse, looking for their first Coupe de la Ligue last appearance, were creating PSG issues on the break and just a fine handle from Presnel Kimpembe kept Wissam Ben Yedder from having an unmistakable opportunity to add to his five objectives in the opposition.
Benjamin Stambouli saw a long-run strike float off focus following 23 minutes before Lavezzi dragged a shot wide of the far post as PSG attempted to separate Toulouse.
Adrien Regattin shot directly at Douchez from 30 yards in the last moment of the primary half and ref Amaury Delerue was supplanted by the fourth authority not long after the break because of a damage.
PSG at long last led the pack with 25 minutes remaining. Lavezzi cleared the offside trap to race on to a flung Adrien Rabiot through ball and beat Goicoechea at the second endeavor.
Toulouse had lost their three previous matches in all competitions and looked well beaten after Di Maria doubled PSG's lead.
The Argentina international skipped through two tackles before smashing home a superb strike from just outside the box and substitute Ibrahimovic almost added a late third, Goicoechea saving at his near post.
Toulouse were given a late lifeline when Kimpembe brought down substitute Braithwaite, but he was denied from the spot by a brilliant flying Douchez save.
Juventus 3 - 0 Inter
The Spaniard had scored only three times in 27 appearances preceding Wednesday's glass match, however netted in eachhalf to give Roberto Mancini's side a mountain to climbAlvaro Morata finished a 20-match sit tight for an objective by scoring twice as Juventus assembled an ordering 3-0 lead in the principal leg of their Coppa Italia semi-last conflict with Inter.
Morata, who had not found the back of the net for The Old Lady since scoring in the 3-1 Serie A triumph over Bologna on October 4, whipped home a first-half punishment to end his four-month objective dry spell after Jeison Murillo had cut down Juan Cuadrado in the crate to give the hosts control of the tie.
The Spaniard then commended adding so as to finish his fruitless spell a second after half-time, as the holders made a noteworthy stride towards holding the trophy.
Entomb tottered to the end of the amusement with 10 men, taking after Murillo's release for a brief moment bookable offense, and the odds of a Milan derby last were managed a tremendous pass when Paulo Dybala came over the seat to flame home a third with six minutes remaining.
The home side controlled procedures for nearly the whole experience in Turin and needed a punishment after only 13 minutes yet arbitrator Paolo Tagliavento waved away their intense cases when Cuadrado's free-kick struck the arm of Gary Medel.
Colombian Cuadrado then floated past two Inter safeguards and terminated wide halfway through the opening period as the hosts heaped on the weight.
Juve looked ordinarily flexible in barrier as they went looking for a fourth straight clean sheet in all rivalries, and it was obvious that a significant part of the match was played out systematically in midfield, given Inter's keep running of 10 close outs in their past 16 trips.
Inter at last wound up inside the Juve punishment region in the 32nd moment however Stevan Jovetic looked his header wide from Danilo D'Ambrosio's cross.
A cagey undertaking was in urgent need of a flashpoint to start it into life and that minute arrived two minutes after the fact.
Cuadrado gathered a chipped throughball in the Inter box and would have had the opportunity to shoot at objective however for Murillo, who packaged the winger over and was fortunate to escape with just a yellow card.
Morata ventured up to crush home the consequent punishment and hand the home side a lead which they never surrendered.
Subsequent to sitting tight so yearn for an objective, Morata multiplied his pull soon after the hour mark. Patrice Evra dashed to the byline and, when Melo neglected to clear, the Spaniard was close by to crush into the upper left-hand corner from six yards out.
Entomb's terrible night was exacerbated even with 21 minutes staying, as Murillo grabbed his second alert of the night for a trek on tormentor-in-boss Cuadrado, and the guests were left in harm control mode.
Morata flicked a header wide from Kwadwo Asamoah's cross, and afterward side-footed over from Paul Pogba's awesome go, as the frontman verged on finishing a cap trap, however rather it was Dybala who scored the third of the night for Juve.
The substitute beat Inter manager Samir Handanovic between his legs from 18 yards to everything except end the guests' fantasies of a first Coppa last subsequent to 2011.
Man city 3 - 1 Everton
The Argentine netted a late third for Manuel Pellegrini's group to secure their movement to the last, where they will confront Liverpool, notwithstanding Ross Barkley's initial opening objective
Sergio Aguero booked Manchester City's place in the League Cup last with an unequivocal late objective in their 3-1 triumph over Everton.
Ross Barkley gave the Toffees a 3-1 total lead following 18 minutes at the Etihad Stadium yet Fernandinho's diverted exertion set City back on track.
Kevin De Bruyne netted a second - however the ball seemed to have gone out for an objective kick in the development - before Aguero headed home the Belgian's cross to make it 4-3 on total and set up a conflict at Wembley against Liverpool on February 28.
The night finished on a sharp note for Manuel Pellegrini, nonetheless, when De Bruyne was stretchered off with what gave off an impression of being a genuine knee harm.
City started on the front foot as they searched for an early leveler in the tie, however one surging keep running by Deulofeu gave the hosts a notice of Everton's counter-assaulting danger.
Roberto Martinez's side netted the opening objective through a comparable split when Barkley moved in the opposite direction of Nicolas Otamendi's test, drove towards the edge of the container and rifled a low shot into Willy Caballero's base right corner.
City did not have long to hold up before finding an equalizer, be that as it may. Fernandinho struck a blocked shot that took a major diversion off Leighton Baines and beat Joel Robles, with the guests were oppressed that Raheem Sterling was not hailed for offside as he avoided the strike.
Aguero came quite close to getting a second when he shook the far post with a savage exertion from the edge of the territory, and Robles responded well to keep out Silva's bounce back after Gareth Barry had neglected to clear.
Deulofeu then spurned an eminent opportunity to restore Everton's two-objective pad soon after the break by shooting tamely at Caballero from inside the territory.
Aguero cut a Jesus Navas cross wide before City hit the woodwork again - this time, Silva's header crosswise over objective returned off within the post and Yaya Toure some way or another neglected to join with the bounce back inside the six-yard box.
Pellegrini brought on De Bruyne for Toure in an offer to liven up City's assault and the Belgium universal drew his side level on total inside of four minutes of his presentation, yet in disputable circumstances.
Sterling hustled past John Stones and, however the ball had obviously crossed the objective line before he slice back for De Bruyne to opening home, official Martin Atkinson permitted the objective to stand.
The Etihad Stadium was light and the home fans were given further cause to celebrate on 76 minutes when De Bruyne's cross from the privilege was looked home magnificently by Aguero.
Aguero then sent another header only wide of the far post however City avoided an energetic Everton at all costs in the end minutes before De Bruyne was constrained off in extensive inconvenience.
Barca 5 - 2(agg.) Athletic
3 - 1
The holders battled once more from running an objective down with Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique likewise on focus for Luis Enrique's side
Barcelona fought against eminent loss to journey into the Copa del Rey semi-finals cordiality of a 3-1 second-leg win over Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Gloating a 2-1 lead from the main leg, Barca fell behind at the Camp Nou to Inaki Williams' opener however Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique and Neymar were all on focus in the second half as the holders finished Athletic's battle for the second season in progression, winning 5-2 on total.
A year ago's finalists overwhelmed long spells of the principal half and, after Thomas Vermaelen saw a header discounted for offside, Athletic deservedly drove through Williams 12 minutes in.
Ernesto Valverde's side conveyed a regularly vigorous showcase to at first breaking point Barca's assaulting risk as Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi were kept moderately calm on their first excursion as a trio in three matches because of suspension and wounds.
Suarez was banned for the opening conflict at San Mames because of his part in a fracas against Espanyol in the round of 16 however the Uruguayan was back for this match and took his count for the season to 30 objectives in all rivalries right on time in the second half.
Arouse headed in a brief moment nine minutes from time as Barca's quality appeared before Neymar shook off a poor test from Mikel San Jose to jink between a grasp of Athletic safeguards and fire past Iago Herrerin a moment into stoppage time.
Aritz Aduriz's objective late in the primary leg gave Athletic trust in the tie and he practically drew the guests level on total three minutes into the arrival apparatus when his short proximity exertion was hindered by Ivan Rakitic.
Barca thought they had led the pack against the keep running of play - Vermaelen punished for fouling Mikel Rico in the development to his header - however Athletic opened the scoring with a fine objective completed off by Williams.
Having concurred another contract with the club a week ago, the profoundly evaluated youthful striker locked onto Aduriz's pinpoint throughball before adjusting Marc-Andre ter Stegen and shrewdly rolling the ball over the line.
Williams verging on turned supplier soon after as Javier Eraso sidefooted his cross wide while the forward let go an exertion over Ter Stegen's crossbar after Dani Alves surrendered ownership.
Neymar remained Barca's primary risk notwithstanding being liable to some physical treatment from Athletic, in spite of the fact that he saw punishment yells waved away when he went down delicately under a test from Aymeric Laporte.
Laporte escaped with what had all the earmarks of being bona fide a foul on the Brazilian in the container before long, while Mikel Balenziaga was just demonstrated a yellow card when he pushed Neymar off the ball simply outside the punishment range before half-time in spite of being the last man.
As Barca connected further weight paving the way to the break, Iago Herrerin ruined Neymar one-on-one with his feet before Messi sent a shot wide after a jinking keep running into the container.
The hosts proceeded on the front foot after the break, Messi's cross practically discovering Neymar inside the zone and Rakitic calculating an exertion over the crossbar before Suarez restored equality seven minutes after the restart.
Sergi Roberto set Messi free down the left and when both Rakitic and Laporte neglected to reach the cross, Suarez stole into completion with his first touch at the far post.
Jeremy Mathieu hindered a goalbound exertion from Sabin Merino while Ter Stegen kept out Eraso's subsequent meet-up smart play down the right saw Rakitic and Dani Alves consolidate before Pique rose most elevated to place Barca in front.
Neymar finished the scoring in staggering manner inside stoppage time when he moved in the opposite direction of San Jose - getting another kick for his inconveniences - and planted a relentless exertion into the top corner as Barca in the end put Athletic to bed.
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