Spain’s football champions Real Madrid qualified for the final of the Copa del Rey with a 4-0 (1-0) victory in the Clasico at cup holders FC Barcelona.
The current Champions League winner made up for the 1-0 first-leg defeat with this away win in the semi-finals.
The match winner of the extremely efficient guests was goalscorer Karim Benzema, who scored a flawless hat-trick within half an hour between the 50th and 80th minute. In added time in the first half, Vinicius Junior (45+1) put coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team in the lead.
The Catalans dominated in the first 45 minutes but couldn’t get back into the game shortly after the restart after Benzema’s double strike.
The victorious Madrilenians meet underdogs CA Osasuna in the final in Seville. The team from Pamplona prevailed against Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals.