Overview
- Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 39th minute before Ronald Araujo doubled the lead with a 56th-minute header.
- Albacete set up a tense finish with Javi Moreno’s late goal, while Gerard Martín made a stoppage-time goal-line clearance after Ferran Torres had a third ruled out for offside.
- Araujo made his first start since a mental health break and João Cancelo began at right-back but was replaced at halftime after an early booking.
- Marcus Rashford started in place of Raphinha and supplied the corner for Araujo’s goal, with Pedri, Gavi and Andreas Christensen also unavailable.
- The holders advanced to a fourth straight Copa del Rey last four, with the semifinals to be contested over two legs.