FC Barcelona will play Almeria in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey knockout competition in Spain following the results from the second leg of their respective quarter-finals which were played on Wednesday night.

Barcelona lost 3-1 on the night against second division leaders Betis, but qualified 6-3 on aggregate thanks to their 5-0 first leg win, but a Barca 11 without Andres Iniesta, David Villa, Sergio Busquets, Dani Alves or Carles Puyol soon found itself trailing 2-0 on the night thanks to goals from Betis striker Jorge Molina.

The home side were playing with confidence, but Leo Messi effectively ended any slim chances they had of qualifying with yet another solo goal.

Although Arturo Arzu added a third for Betis before the break, his side still needed four goals more to reach the last four of the competition.

Barcelona lost 3-1 on the night against second division leaders Betis, but qualified 6-3 on aggregate thanks to their 5-0 first leg win.

Messi missed a penalty 10 minutes into the second half as he slipped at the moment of kicking the ball.

The defeat brings an end to Barca's 28 game unbeaten run in all competitions.

Almeria will be Barcelona's rivals after reaching the semifinals of the competition for the first time in the club's history thanks to a 3-2 win in La Coruna.

The side that earned a creditable 1-1 draw against Real Madrid at the weekend, took a 1-0 first leg lead to Deportivo la Coruna's Riazor Stadium.

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