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On Wednesday, in the first quarter-final matches of the Spanish King's Cup ("Copa del Rey"), the "Barcelona" footballers took a big step towards the next stage.
In the duel at "Camp Nou" stadium against Seville's "Betis" team, Josep Guardiola fielded the main lineup, which crushed the opponents with a score of 5-0.
Among the winners, Lionel Messi, who was named the best player on the planet in 2010, stood out with a "hat-trick", Pedro Rodriguez and Seydou Keita added one more goal each.
In the match between "Villarreal" and "Sevilla", the final whistle of the referee recorded the productive draw 3-3, so everything will be decided in the return match next week.
Two more quarter-final matches will take place this evening.
Results:
"Villarreal" 3 - 3 "Sevilla"
"Barcelona" 5 - 0 Seville "Betis
