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On Wednesday evening in the late matches of the first semi-final of the King's Cup tournament in Spain, the clubs "Valencia" and "Barcelona" parted ways peacefully with a 1-1 draw.
In the intense duel at the "Mestalla" stadium, the hosts broke the deadlock first, when Jonas scored in the 27th minute after a cross from Jeremy Mathieu.
Soon after, the Catalans restored the balance of the match - Cesc Fabregas lifted a corner and the 'bats' goalkeeper Diego Alves played uncertainly, allowing Carles Puyol to head the ball into the net.
However, the same Diego Alves partially redeemed himself when he saved Lionel Messi's penalty kick in the 56th minute.
It is worth noting that the Argentine, who has won the Best Player in the World award once again, missed 7 out of 27 penalty kicks while wearing the "Barcelona" jersey.
The second leg will take place next Wednesday.
"Valencia" 1 - 1 "Barcelona" 27' [1 - 0] Jonas 35' [1 - 1] C.Puyol 56' L.Messi ("Barcelona") missed a penalty kick from 11 meters.
